Keyword
steal (by force)
- rob
- take by force
- snatch away
- dispossess
- plunder
- usurp
- Frequency
- #974
- Strokes
- 14
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 608
Readings
ダツ80%
うば20%
Mnemonic
A large man grabs an old bird and a few centimeters of rope to steal (by force) it.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
奪う
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; …
Godan verb