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

  1. to take entirely for oneself
  2. to monopolize
  3. to carry off
  4. to run away with
  5. to sweep away
  6. to snatch
  7. to kidnap
  8. 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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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一攫千金

いっかくせんきん

getting rich quick

Example Sentences

1

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.