01
奪う
うばう
to snatch away
Meanings
- rob
- take by force
- snatch away
- dispossess
- plunder
- usurp
Readings
Onyomi
- ダツ
Kunyomi
- うば.う
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Useful words
02
奪い合う
うばいあう
to scramble for
03
奪還
だっかん
recovery
04
争奪
そうだつ
struggle
05
剥奪
はくだつ
deprivation
06
略奪
りゃくだつ
looting
Compare Kanji
01取Meaning91%take, fetchTaking is neutral, while 奪 pushes that action into force or loss.02盗Meaning88%steal, robTheft gives a darker neighbor to the “snatch away” meaning within 奪.03獲Meaning82%seize, getCatching or gaining in 獲 pairs well with 奪, especially when something is seized.04失Pair77%lose, errorWhat one side 奪 takes away, the other side can 失 lose.05奮Shape78%stirred up, be invigoratedThe large top and 隹-like middle make 奮 worth checking against 奪 before reading quickly.06隻Component63%vessels, counter for shipsThe 隹 bird component links the shapes, though 隻 is much simpler below.