奪
rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp
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
20 of 49- 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
Study
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.