Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 捕縛(ほばく) in Japanese

捕縛
Kana Reading
ほばく
Romaji
hobaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    arrest; apprehension; capture
    Example sentence
    警察は密輸のかどで彼を捕縛した。 The police arrested him for smuggling.

Examples of 捕縛, ほばく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

縛 JLPT 1

16 strokes

truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain

On'Yomi: バク

Kun'Yomi: しば.る

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捕 JLPT 3

10 strokes

catch, capture

On'Yomi: ホ

Kun'Yomi: と.らえる, と.らわれる, と.る, とら.える, とら.われる, つか.まえる, つか.まる

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