Search Terms: *攫*
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Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on(usually kana)
2.
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture(usually kana)
3.
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend(usually kana)
Other readings:
つかむ《摑む》
、つかむ《攫む》
、つかむ《把む》
、つかむ《捉む》
noun, no-adjective
•
getting rich quick, making a killing, making a fortune at a single stroke(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
一攫千金【いっかくせんきん】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke, to dream of getting rich quickly
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to nab, to snatch(usually kana)
Other readings:
かっさらう《掻っさらう》
、かっさらう《掻攫う》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to be robbed of one's due, to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
See also:鳶
Other readings:
鳶に油揚げをさらわれる【とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる】
、鳶に油揚げを攫われる【とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる】
、鳶に油揚げを攫われる【とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる】
、鳶に油揚を攫われる【とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる】
、鳶に油揚を攫われる【とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる】
expression, Godan-u verb
•
to capture all the popularity, to steal the show, to upstage
Other readings:
人気を掠う【にんきをさらう】
、人気を攫う【にんきをさらう】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to kidnap, to abduct, to snatch, to carry people away, to take by force
See also:拉致
Other readings:
引っ浚う【ひっさらう】
、引っ掠う【ひっさらう】
、引っさらう【ひっさらう】
noun
1.
kidnapping, kidnaping, abduction
2.
kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor
Other readings:
人攫い【ひとさらい】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct(usually kana)(also written as 浚う)
2.
to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize(usually kana)
Other readings:
さらう《掠う》
、さらう《拐う》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage