Chinese

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handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object)
handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
 
to clutch; to grab; to capture
simp. and trad.
(把捉)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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把捉

  1. (often figurative) to grasp; to control; to master

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
そく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 把捉 (X + tsræwk, literally grasp + grasp).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(そく) (hasoku

  1. grasping

Verb

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()(そく)する (hasoku surusuru (stem ()(そく) (hasoku shi), past ()(そく)した (hasoku shita))

  1. grasp

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN