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Japanese symbol for “capture”

Romaji: taiho
arrest; apprehension; capture

In Japanese, capture is , read (taiho).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt arrest; apprehension; capture

Kanji and stroke order

apprehend, chase
on: タイ
11 strokes · JLPT 1
catch, capture
on: ホ
kun: と.らえる、と.らわれる、と.る、とら.える
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “capture”

WordReadingMeaning
こうりゃく kouryakucapture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest
ほかく hokakucapture; seizure
とらえる toraeruto catch; to capture; to seize
つかまえる tsukamaeruto catch; to capture; to arrest
のっとる nottoruto take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいほきょだく taihokyodakustripping a Diet member of arrest immunity
たいほしゃ taihoshaarrestee; person arrested
たいほじょう taihojouarrest warrant
たいや taiyaeve of the anniversary of a person's death
たいほれき taihorekicriminal record
ほりょ horyoprisoner (of war); POW; captive
ほかく hokakucapture; seizure
ほげい hogeiwhaling; whale hunting; whale fishing

See also: Chinese symbol for “capture”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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