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奪う

奪う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S

Verb

奪う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana うばう, romaji ubau)

  1. take by force; rob
    財布 (さいふ) (うば)われた
    Saifu o ubawareta.
    I was robbed of my purse.
  2. fascinate
    すばらしい風景 (ふうけい) () (うば)われた
    Subarashii fūkei ni me o ubawareta.
    The beautiful scenery captivated me.

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (take by force):  (うば) () (ubaitoru)

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō