English–Japanese
“arrest” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajitaiho
Example
その男は逮捕されました。so no otoko wa tai ho sa re ma shi ta
The man was arrested.
How to say “arrest” in Japanese
“Arrest” in Japanese is 逮捕 (taiho).
Centers on officially stopping someone from moving freely because the law permits it.
Example sentences with 逮捕
警察は容疑者を逮捕しました。kei satsu wa yō gi sha o tai ho shi ma shi ta
The police arrested the suspect.
Tips for using 逮捕
- In Japanese, 逮捕 (taiho) commonly appears with する (suru) as 逮捕する (taiho suru), whereas English arrest works as both a noun and a verb.