Japanese symbol for “trapping”
捕捉
ほそく
Romaji: hosoku
capture; seizure; prehension; trapping
In Japanese, trapping is 捕捉, read ほそく (hosoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt capture; seizure; prehension; trapping
- n, vs, vt apprehension; understanding; grasp
Written forms: 捕捉、捕そく. Readings: ほそく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trapping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トラッピング | トラッピング torappingu | trapping (printing) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逮捕 | たいほ taiho | arrest; apprehension; capture |
| 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 |
| 捕手 | ほしゅ hoshu | catcher |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる tsukamaeru | to catch; to capture; to arrest |
| 捉える | とらえる toraeru | to catch; to capture; to seize |
| 把捉 | はそく hasoku | grasping (a meaning) |
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.