キャッチkyatchi

1. noun, suru verbcatch; catching; obtaining (e.g. information); receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
   彼かれは左手ひだりてでボールをキャッチした。↗

   He caught the ball with his left hand.
2. noun, suru verb, baseballcatch
3. nounshop tout; puller-in
4. noun, suru verbcatching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
5. noun, baseballcatcher
6. nouncall waiting

• Synonym捕球ほきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose: catching a ball in baseball and other ball sports; a sports-term register, while 「キャッチ」 is more colloquial.
• SynonymつかむNeutralSeizing or gripping by hand, and also gaining or mastering, as in 「コツを掴む」; focuses on grabbing with the hand, not specifically catching something in flight.
• Synonym聞き取るききとるNeutralMaking out or understanding what one hears, or asking about a situation, as in 「英語を聞き取る」; limited to hearing, while 「キャッチ」 covers more.
• Related捉えるとらえるNeutralCatching or seizing, but also grasping key points, as in 「特徴を捉える」; leans toward understanding and carries a more formal, deliberate tone than 「キャッチ」.
• Related掴み取るつかみとるNeutralGrasping and taking by hand, or winning through effort, as in 「勝利を掴み取る」; 「キャッチ」 leans toward catching or intercepting something.
• Related聞きつけるききつけるNeutralCatching a sound or getting wind of something by chance, as in 「噂を聞きつける」; 「キャッチ」 also covers picking up information, but not only by ear.
• Related鷲掴みわしづかみCasualColloquial: seizing with a wide-open hand, or figuratively gripping someone's heart, as in 「心を鷲掴みにする」; rougher and more forceful than 「キャッチ」.
• Related捕捉ほそくWrittenWritten/formal prose: detecting signals or targets, or grasping content, as in 「レーダーで捕捉する」; used mainly in technical contexts.
• AntonymリリースNeutralLoanword for letting go or releasing (a product, film, etc.); the opposite of 「キャッチ」 in the sense of catching versus letting go.
• Antonym放すはなすNeutralLetting go or releasing one's grip, as in 「手を放す」; the opposite of 「キャッチ」 as an act of catching or holding.

Use 「キャッチ」 for catching a ball, picking up information, or touting on the street, as in 「ボールをキャッチする」. For grabbing by hand say 「掴む」, for grasping key points 「捉える」; the opposites are 「リリース」 and 「放す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 捕とらえること。
2. 捕球ほきゅうすること。
3. （水泳すいえいなどで）水みずをかくこと。
4. キャッチセールス。