What does kanji 奪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 奪 is rob.

How is kanji 奪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 奪 are うば.う; the onyomi readings are ダツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 奪?

The main radical for kanji 奪 is 大.

What words use kanji 奪?

Example words that use kanji 奪 include 奪う, 奪三振, 奪回, 奪取.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

奪

Meaning

Kanji 奪

rob

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うば.う
Onyomi 音読み: ダツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #974
Strokes: 14
Radical: 大
Components: 大 • 寸 • 隹
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 奞 • 奮

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 48 entries that include this kanji.

奪う

うばう

to absorb (one's attention)

奪三振

だつさんしん

striking a batter out

奪回

だっかい

recovery

奪取

だっしゅ

usurpation

奪還

だっかん

recapture

奪い合い

うばいあい

scramble (for)

奪いとる

うばいとる

to plunder

奪い去る

うばいさる

to take away

奪い合う

うばいあう

to scramble for

奪い返す

うばいかえす

to take back

奪格

だっかく

ablative

奪三振王

だつさんしんおう

(season's) record holder in (for) the most strike-outs

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はバッグを奪われた。

His bag was snatched.

自由を奪うことはできない。

You cannot take away freedom.

敵が城を奪った。

The enemy seized the castle.

その光景に目を奪われた。

The sight caught my eye.

戦争は多くの命を奪った。

The war took many lives.

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