生せい擒きん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

capturing alive; taking alive

Rare, formal term for capturing a person or animal alive, often used in historical or military contexts. The する form means 'to capture alive'.

• 敵てき将しょうを生せい擒きんにした。

  They captured the enemy general alive.

• その珍めずらしい鳥とりは生せい擒きんされた。

  The rare bird was captured alive.