JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 奪: "rob, take by force, snatch away"
The kanji 奪 means "rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ダツ in on'yomi and うば.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うば.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 974 of 2,501 |
Common words with 奪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 奪うto take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal · to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm
- 奪い取るto plunder; to grab; to snatch
- 命を奪うto take someone's life; to kill someone
- 目を奪うto dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
- 奪還recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
- 略奪pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
- 強奪robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking
- 心を奪うto be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
- 奪い返すto take back; to recapture
- 剥奪stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation
- 奪取usurpation; taking back; dispossession
- 奪い合うto scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
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