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捕まる

つかまる

to be caught, to be arrested

Mnemonic

The hand closes, and this time it closes on you. The same took つか a mare まる as 捕まえる, except now it is your own collar. She had been running a long while: つかまる.

Worth knowing

捕まえる つかまえる is you catching somebody. 捕まる is being caught.

Built from

catch, seize
扌 a hand on the left closing round something that was in the middle of getting away.

Words sharing these kanji

to arrest, to capture

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