逮たい捕ほ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

逮捕する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for arrest by law enforcement; used as both a noun and a suru-verb. Common in news reports.

〈人ひと〉を逮たい捕ほするto arrest someone
警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを逮たい捕ほした。
The police arrested the suspect.
〈事こと〉の疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされるto be arrested on suspicion of something
男おとこは窃せっ盗とうの疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。
The man was arrested on suspicion of theft.
現げん行こう犯はんで逮たい捕ほするto arrest someone in the act (red-handed)
警けい官かんは泥どろ棒ぼうを現げん行こう犯はんで逮たい捕ほした。
The officer arrested the thief red-handed.
逮たい捕ほに踏ふみ切きるto finally decide to make an arrest
警けい察さつは証しょう拠こが揃そろったため逮たい捕ほに踏ふみ切きった。
The police finally decided to make the arrest once the evidence was in place.

捕つかまえるN4
捕まえる is a casual, general verb for catching or grabbing someone, while 逮捕 is the formal legal term for a police arrest.
拘こう束そくN1
拘束 refers to restraining or detaining someone and can occur outside police procedure, while 逮捕 specifically means a formal legal arrest.
検けん挙きょ
検挙 refers to police taking action against a suspect (which may or may not include physical custody), while 逮捕 specifically means taking someone into custody.
連れん行こう
連行 means escorting someone to a police station for questioning, which is less formal and legally binding than 逮捕.

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御ご用よう
逮捕 is the standard modern word for arrest, whereas 御用 is an old-fashioned or dramatic term for the same act, mainly heard in period dramas.
送そう検けん
逮捕 refers to the actual arrest of a suspect, whereas 送検 is the subsequent procedural step of transferring the arrested suspect's case to the prosecutor's office.
拘こう留りゅう
逮捕 is the act of arresting a suspect, while 拘留 refers to the subsequent period of holding that person in custody.
取とり押おさえるN2
逮捕する is the formal legal term for placing someone under arrest, whereas 取り押さえる focuses on the physical act of grabbing and subduing them (which may happen before a formal arrest).
拘こう置ち
逮捕 is the act of arresting a person, while 拘置 refers to the subsequent detention that follows the arrest.

釈しゃく放ほうN1
釈放 means to release a detained person, the direct opposite of 逮捕 which means to arrest them.
自じ首しゅN1
自首 is a suspect voluntarily turning themselves in, while 逮捕 is being forcibly taken into custody by the police.

投とう獄ごく
逮捕 refers to the act of arresting someone, while 投獄 refers to the subsequent act of imprisoning them; learners often mix up which stage of the process each word describes.
現げん行こう犯はん
逮捕 means the general act of 'arrest', while 現行犯 specifically describes being caught in the act of committing a crime, so the two are often used together but are not the same word.
留りゅう置ち
逮捕 is the act of arresting a suspect, while 留置 refers to the subsequent holding of that person in custody.

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逮たい捕ほUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and legal contexts.
タイホUsage<1%

Sino-Japanese compound: 逮 (to catch up with, to apprehend) + 捕 (to capture, to seize). The combination is a standard legal term for arrest.