Meaning

Primary

To Arrest

Alternatives

To Capture, To Apprehend

Word Type

する verb

Explanation

Remember how 逮捕 is an "arrest" or "capture"? This is the verb version, and it is to arrest or to capture.

Reading

たいほする
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You already learned the reading with 逮捕, so you should be okay here.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • …容疑で逮捕する

    to arrest on suspicion of …

    …の疑いで逮捕する

    to arrest on suspicion of …

    …の罪で逮捕する

    to arrest for the crime of …

    …違反で逮捕する

    to arrest for violation of …

Context Sentences

どうやって逮捕するつもりですか?

How are you planning to arrest them?

ついに犯人を逮捕した。

We finally arrested the culprit.

これまでに逮捕されたことはありません。

I've never been arrested before.

犯人はまだ逮捕されてないみたいだから、気を付けた方がいいよ。

It seems the criminal is still free, so you ought to be careful.

もし今この場を去らなければ、公務執行妨害で逮捕するぞ。

If you don't leave now, I'll arrest you for obstructing the performance of a public duty.

Kanji Composition