Japanese symbol for “capture”
逮捕
たいほ
Romaji: taiho
arrest; apprehension; capture
In Japanese, capture is 逮捕, read たいほ (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
- n, vs, vt arrest; apprehension; capture
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “capture”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 捉える | とらえる toraeru | to catch; to capture; to seize |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる tsukamaeru | to catch; to capture; to arrest |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる nottoru | to 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.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕許諾 | たいほきょだく taihokyodaku | stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity |
| 逮捕者 | たいほしゃ taihosha | arrestee; person arrested |
| 逮捕状 | たいほじょう taihojou | arrest warrant |
| 逮夜 | たいや taiya | eve of the anniversary of a person's death |
| 逮捕歴 | たいほれき taihoreki | criminal record |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war); POW; captive |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture; seizure |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい hogei | whaling; 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.