N2886/1725

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture

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Example sentences

かわさかなのはむずかしい。

Catching fish in the river is difficult.

子供こどもころ、よくむしっていた

When I was a child, I often used to catch insects.

外野手がいやしゅはフライボールを見事みごとった

The outfielder magnificently caught the fly ball.

警察けいさつげた犯人はんにんをなかなかることができなかった

The police were unable to catch the escaped criminal for a long time.

その漁師りょうしあみ使つかって大量たいりょうさかなること生計せいけいてている。

That fisherman makes a living by catching large quantities of fish using nets.