取とり押おさえる

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り

お

さ

え

る

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Physically grabbing and restraining a person, often with force, such as by police or security.

が

不ふ

審しん

者しゃ

を

取と

り

押お

さえる

場ば

面めん

を

目もく

撃げき

し

た

。

I witnessed a security guard subduing a suspicious person.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Pinning someone down to prevent movement, often after grabbing them. Overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes restraint rather than capture.

取とり押おさえるUsage71%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana for both components.
とりおさえるUsage13%
取とり押おさえるUsage11%
Variant spelling with 押える instead of 押さえる; less common but still used.
取とり押おさえるUsage2%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
取とり抑おさえるUsage2%
Uses 抑える (suppress) instead of 押さえる; may appear in older texts.
取とり抑おさえる
Abbreviated form of 取り抑える; very rare.

捕つかまえる
捕まえる is a general word for catching or arresting, while 取り押さえる specifically implies physically grabbing and restraining, often with force.
押おさえる
押さえる means to hold or press down something, but 取り押さえる adds the nuance of seizing a person first.

Compound of 取り (from 取る, 'to take') and 押さえる ('to hold down'). The combination emphasizes taking hold of someone and restraining them.