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つかまる

捕まる

tsukamaru

common

English

to be caught, to be arrested

नेपाली

समातिनु, पक्राउ पर्नु

Examples

  1. 泥棒どろぼうが警察けいさつに捕つかまりました。

    The thief was caught by the police.

  2. スピード違反いはんで捕つかまって、罰金ばっきんを払はらいました。

    I got caught speeding and paid a fine.

  3. 防犯ぼうはんカメラの映像えいぞうをもとに、犯人はんにんが捕つかまりました。

    The culprit was caught based on security camera footage.

How to write it

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捕 10 strokes

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