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把捉

把捉

Chinese

 
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
to clutch; to grab; to capture
simp. and trad.
(把捉)

Verb

把捉

  1. (often figuratively) to grasp; to control; to master

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
そく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 把捉 (X + tsræwk, literally grasp + grasp).

Pronunciation

Noun

把捉 (hiragana はそく, romaji hasoku)

  1. grasping

Verb

把捉する (hiragana はそくする, romaji hasoku suru)

  1. grasp

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3