奪 Kanji – rob
The Japanese kanji 奪 can mean rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp.
Meaning and Readings
How is 奪 read?
奪 has the onyomi reading ダツ and the kunyomi reading うばう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as datsu, ubau.
Common Japanese Words Using 奪
These common Japanese words contain 奪. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 強奪（ごうだつ） — robbery, pillage, seizure, hijacking, plunder, extortion
- 争奪（そうだつ） — struggle (for), scramble, contest
- 奪う（うばう） — to take (by force), to take away, to snatch, to steal, to rob (someone) of, to dispossess of, to deprive of, to usurp
- 奪回（だっかい） — recovery, rescue, recapture
- 奪還（だっかん） — recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 奪取（だっしゅ） — usurpation, taking back, dispossession
- 略奪（りゃくだつ） — pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
- 奪三振（だつさんしん） — striking a batter out