Definition of 生け捕り (いけどり)

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生け捕り

いけどり

ikedori

noun
•
capturing alive (an animal or person), something captured alive
Other readings:
生け擒【いけどり】
、
生擒【いけどり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
生 life, genuine, birth
捕 catch, capture
擒 capture, a captive
Example sentences(showing 7 results)

You must catch the animal alive

They caught a bear alive

They caught a lion alive

We've got to catch the lion alive

We've got to catch the lion alive

They succeeded in catching the tiger alive

This is how they catch an elephant alive