Word Meaning お株を奪う

おかぶをうばう okabu o ubau

お株を奪う is read as おかぶをうばう (okabu o ubau) and means to beat someone at their own game.

Meaning

English

to beat someone at their own game
to outdo someone in their specialty

Reading

Kana

おかぶをうばう

Romaji

okabu o ubau

Writing Variants

御株を奪う おかぶをうばう okabu o ubau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 93411 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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お株

おかぶ

one's forte

奪う

うばう

to absorb (one's attention)

株を買う

かぶをかう

to buy stock

議席を奪う

ぎせきをうばう

to unseat someone (in an election)

奪い合う

うばいあう

to scramble for

目を奪う

めをうばう

to dazzle one's eyes

心を奪う

こころをうばう

to be thoroughly attracted by

命を奪う

いのちをうばう

to take someone's life

株主

かぶぬし

shareholder

株式

かぶしき

share (in a company)

株

かぶ

one's forte

強奪

ごうだつ

robbery