Word Meaning 攫う
さらう
sarau
攫う is read as さらう (sarau) and means to take entirely for oneself.
Meaning
English
- to take entirely for oneself
- to monopolize
- to carry off
- to run away with
- to sweep away
- to snatch
- to kidnap
- to abduct
Reading
Kana
さらう
Romaji
sarau
Writing Variants
- 拐う さらう sarau
- 掠う さらう sarau
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 25 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
1泥棒は店先の品を攫うように持ち去った。
どろぼうはみせさきのしなをさらうようにもちさった。
The thief carried off the goods at the storefront as if snatching them in an instant.