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Kanji Detail for 奪 - "seize, take, deprive"

  • Meaning

    奪 means "seize, take, deprive."

    1. Seize - To take by force.

    2. Deprive - To take away; to rob.

    3. Snatch - To grab quickly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    take by force, rob, snatch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to rob, to snatch, to take by force

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Forcibly taking what others have. Such as 搶奪 (snatch), 劫奪 (plunder). All who prevail by force are called 奪. Such as 奪標 (winning the prize). | Determining what to accept or reject is called 奪. Such as 裁奪, 定奪 (decide). | Omissions in text are called 奪. Such as 訛奪, meaning errors and omissions. Also written as 敓.
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Sentences including

  • She was robbed of her money on her way home.

  • He robbed me of my new watch.

  • The accident deprived them of their only son.

  • He lost his heart to the pretty girl.

  • Someone robbed mary of her money.

  • You've taken everything.

  • The accident deprived her of her only son.

  • The accident bereaved her of her son.

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