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Kanji Detail for 攫 - "grab, kidnap"

  • Meaning

    攫 means "grab, kidnap."

    1. Grab - To seize; to snatch.

    2. Kidnap - To carry off; to abduct (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    abduct

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    snatch away, seize; catch with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to seize; to snatch; to grab

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to snatch, to sieze, to rob

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

    To snatch. Such as birds seizing prey. Taking with feet is 攫; striking with wings is 搏. Now, taking others' things is 攫. Such as 攫金, 攫取.
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