逮たい捕ほたいほCommon wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000ConjugationMeanings1noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verbarrest; apprehension; captureFormal term for arrest by law enforcement; used as both a noun and a suru-verb. Common in news reports.警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを逮たい捕ほした。The police arrested the suspect.彼かれの