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Kanji Detail for 逮 - "to arrest"

逮

  • Meaning

    逮 means "to arrest." Also associated with to catch, to reach.

    1. Arrest - To capture; to take into custody.

    2. Catch - To seize; to apprehend.

    3. Reach - To arrive at; to catch up with.

  • Words using 逮

    • 逮捕 たいほ Listen arrest; apprehension; capture

  • Tattoo check: 逮

    • Verified meaning: to arrest
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to catch, to reach

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    apprehend; chase

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    seize, catch; reach, arrive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to catch, to seize; to arrive, to reach

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To reach. "Analects" says "Ashamed that one's conduct does not reach." Also written as 迨. | To pursue. Such as 逮繫 (arrest and imprison). Meaning pursuing and capturing, then imprisoning.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    to arrest to catch to reach overtake track down apprehend capture detain seize custody

Sentences including 逮

  • No wonder he was arrested.

  • You are under arrest.

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