捕る
とる · toru · JLPT N2 · verb-godan
to take
🎣🐟 Hand radical 扌 in 捕 = catch with your hand; とる = take or catch
The kanji 捕 pairs the hand radical 扌 with 甫, so catching means grabbing with the hand. Use 捕る for catching fish or animals, and 取る for taking ordinary objects.
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.