捕える
とらえる · toraeru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan
to arrest
🪤 Sounds like tora (tiger); the hand radical 扌 in 捕 marks the grabbing
捕 = hand radical 扌 + 甫 (sound part). The hand sense matches seize, capture, and arrest. Tora also means tiger, a handy hook for the reading.
捕 — hand radical 扌 + 甫 (phonetic)
捕 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 (手) signals an action done with the hand, while 甫 supplies the sound (related to bǔ/fǔ). Together they convey 'to seize' or 'to catch' with the hand, as in capturing a person or animal.