Lingaku捕らわれる【とらわれる】
Frequency rank: 13,446. – 13,484. (for form 囚われる: 4,875. – 4,876.)
- to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
- to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed byword usually written using kana alone
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 捕らわれる【とらわれる】Frequency rank: 13,446. – 13,484.
- 捕われる【とらわれる】Frequency rank: 47,983. – 49,016.
- 囚われる【とらわれる】Frequency rank: 4,875. – 4,876.
- 捉われる【とらわれる】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
- とらわれるFrequency rank: 25,395. – 25,546.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
- to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by
This meaning is used when referring to someone being physically captured or seized, either by an individual, a group, or as part of a legal process.
He was captured by the criminals.
The soldier was taken prisoner by the enemy.
This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone is overwhelmed by an emotion or is tightly bound to an idea or belief, illustrating a lack of freedom regarding thoughts or feelings.
He was seized with fear and couldn't move.
Generated collocations (experimental)
とらわれる捕らわれることbeing caughtとらわれ捕らわれのみ身being in captivityきょうふにとらわれる恐怖に捕らわれるto be seized with fearかんねん観念にとらわれる捕らわれるto be bound by notionsかこ過去にとらわれる捕らわれるto be trapped by the pastとらわれている捕らわれているじょうたい状態state of being capturedこころ心にとらわれる捕らわれるto be dominated by thoughtsそくばく束縛にとらわれる捕らわれるto be constrained by restrictionsかんじょう感情にとらわれる捕らわれるto be swayed by emotionsしそう思想にとらわれる捕らわれるto be trapped by ideology
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The older you grow, the more you tend to adhere to fixed ideas.
That girl is under the delusion that she is a princess.
In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.