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捕獲 (ほかく, hokaku) Japanese meaning: capture | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 捕獲する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 捕ほ 獲かく する 捕ほ 獲かく しない Polite 捕ほ 獲かく します 捕ほ 獲かく しません Past polite 捕ほ 獲かく しました 捕ほ 獲かく しませんでした Past 捕ほ 獲かく した 捕ほ 獲かく しなかった Te-form 捕ほ 獲かく して 捕ほ 獲かく しないで Desire 捕ほ 獲かく したい 捕ほ 獲かく したくない Potential 捕ほ 獲かく できる 捕ほ 獲かく できない Passive 捕ほ 獲かく される 捕ほ 獲かく されない Causative 捕ほ 獲かく させる 捕ほ 獲かく させない Causative passive 捕ほ 獲かく させられる 捕ほ 獲かく させられない Volitional 捕ほ 獲かく しよう Polite volitional 捕ほ 獲かく しましょう Imperative 捕ほ 獲かく しろ 捕ほ 獲かく するな Conditional 捕ほ 獲かく すれば 捕ほ 獲かく しなければ Tara conditional 捕ほ 獲かく したら 捕ほ 獲かく しなかったら
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The researchers captured fish for the survey.
The escaped snake was captured in the park.
The patrol vessel seized the suspicious boat.
Usage patterns 〈 動どう 物ぶつ 〉 を 捕ほ 獲かく する to capture an animal
They captured the monkey that had escaped from the zoo.
生い きたまま 〈 動どう 物ぶつ 〉 を 捕ほ 獲かく する to capture an animal alive
The researchers captured the bear alive.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 捕ほ 獲かく される to be captured in/at a place
The fish was caught in waters near Japan.
捕ほ 獲かく に 成せい 功こう する to succeed in capturing (a target)
The police succeeded in capturing the bear that was on the loose.
Related words· 6 拿捕 specifically means capturing a ship or vessel (e.g. by a navy or coast guard), while 捕獲 is the broader term used for animals, escaped creatures, or vessels alike.
生け捕り emphasizes capturing a living creature alive and unharmed, whereas 捕獲 is a neutral, formal term that doesn't specify the target's condition.
捕獲する is a formal, often biological or legal term for capturing an animal or vessel, whereas 捉える (捕らえる) is broader and can apply to people too.
捕食 implies catching and eating prey, whereas 捕獲 just means capturing something (an animal, criminal, etc.) without necessarily eating it.
Show 2 more 捕獲する is a formal, technical term for capturing an animal, while 狩る evokes the whole act of hunting it down.
捕獲 is a general term for capturing any animal, while 漁獲 is specifically used for catching fish or marine life as part of fishing.
Opposites 解放 means to release or set free, the opposite action of 捕獲, which means to capture or seize.
捕獲 means capturing an animal, the opposite of リリース's sense of setting a caught animal free.
Written forms 捕ほ 獲かく Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; it is a high-priority form.
ホカク Usage <1%
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 捕 means catching or seizing, and 獲 means obtaining or capturing. The standard spelling 捕獲 conventionally represents the idea of taking something by capture.
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