1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest

2. 2.

   to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features)

3. 3.

   to captivate; to move (one's heart)

Example sentences

• 私たちはゴキブリを捕らえる罠を設置した。

  We set out traps for catching cockroaches.

• 食虫植物は、昆虫を捕らえるための様々な種類の罠を備えている。

  Insect-eating plants are equipped with various kinds of traps to catch insects.