捕獲
ほかく · hokaku · JLPT N1 · noun
capture
🪤 捕 (catch) + 獲 (catch, obtain): two catch-kanji stacked, so 捕獲 means capture or seizure
捕 means to arrest or catch, and 獲 means to bag or obtain, like a hunter's prey. Stacked together they cover taking hold of a target, as in hokaku of wild animals or criminals.
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.