capture

(handleft) + (unicycle) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

HO

Mnemonic

The cop on the unicycle reached out his hand and captured your Moms, for the crime of being Hairy Obese.

Kunyomi

( ) つか*まえる to catch
★★★★☆
( ) とら*える to catch THE MEANING of something - almost always figurative, in contrast to the more literal, physical つかまる。
★★☆☆☆
( ) つか*まる to be caught (can both be used to describe an animal being caught by a predator OR someone grabbing someone else by the arm,a crook caught in the act, etc.)
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

逮捕(たいほ) する

arrest ★★★☆☆
(arrest) + (capture) = 逮捕 (arrest )

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
capture HAND
supplement DUCKY

You use your HAND to capture,

but you use A DUCKY to supplement your bubble-bath.

Synonyms

arrest
逮捕    投獄    拘留する    拘束する   
catch
捕まる    捕える    逮捕    取る