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人気をさらう (にんきをさらう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-u)
steal the show ; capture all the popularity ; upstage
Used when someone or something attracts overwhelming attention or popularity, often at the expense of others. Common in entertainment, sports, and event contexts.
動どう
画が
が
SNS
で
人にん
気き
を
さらっ
て
いる
。
That cat video is capturing all the popularity on social media.
Written forms 人にん 気き をさらう
Standard kanji spelling using the common kana form さらう.
人気にんき を 掠さら う
Rare kanji variant; 掠う is not a standard Jōyō reading for this meaning.
人にん 気き を 攫さら う
Rare kanji variant; 攫う is not a standard Jōyō reading for this meaning.
Similar words 人にん 気き を 集あつ める Means 'to gather popularity' more neutrally, without the nuance of taking it away from others.
話わ 題だい をさらう Similar structure but focuses on 'stealing the topic/conversation' rather than popularity.
Etymology The verb さらう (攫う/掠う) means 'to snatch away' or 'to carry off'. Combined with 人気 (popularity), the phrase literally means 'to snatch away popularity', giving the idiomatic sense of stealing the spotlight.
