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奪

rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ダツ

Kun'yomi

  • うば.う

Meaning

奪 centers on taking something away from someone else by force or without permission: robbing, snatching, plundering, or usurping control.

Most common words using 奪

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  • 奪ううばう
    N3

    to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp

  • 略奪りゃくだつ
    N1

    pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

  • 奪還だっかん

    recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

  • 剥奪はくだつ

    stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

  • 争奪そうだつ

    struggle (for); scramble; contest

  • 強奪ごうだつ

    robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

  • 奪取だっしゅ

    usurpation; taking back; dispossession

  • 奪い合いうばいあい

    scramble (for)

  • 簒奪さんだつ

    usurpation

  • 収奪しゅうだつ

    plundering; exploitation

  • 奪い合ううばいあう

    to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

  • 奪い取るうばいとる

    to plunder; to grab; to snatch

  • 奪回だっかい

    recovery; rescue; recapture

  • 奪い返すうばいかえす

    to take back; to recapture

  • 生殺与奪せいさつよだつ

    (having) life-and-death power (over)

  • 換骨奪胎かんこつだったい

    adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing

  • 奪三振だつさんしん

    striking a batter out

  • 心を奪われるこころをうばわれる
    N1

    to be captivated by ...; to be fascinated with ...

  • お株を奪うおかぶをうばう

    to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

  • 与奪よだつ

    giving and taking away

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Etymology

奪 combines 奞 (a large bird seizing prey) with 寸 (hand), depicting a bird snatching something away with its talons. This gives the core idea of taking by force.

Meaning mnemonic

A large bird (奞) swoops down and uses its hand-like talons (寸) to snatch something away. That is the essence of 奪: robbing or taking by force.

Reading mnemonic

For ダツ, imagine a daring darts player who snatches the dartboard away from the wall: darts -> ダツ, and the act of snatching matches the kanji's meaning.