Illustration: On a quiet neighborhood shopping street, a bag snatcher pulls a cloth handbag sharply away from its owner. The owner's fingertips are slipping from one handle while the thief grips the other and twists to flee. The owner leans forward in alarm, free hand reaching after the bag.

JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

奪うばう

ubau

to take away, to rob

Example sentences

  1. その男おとこが私わたしの財布さいふを奪うばった。

    The man robbed me of my purse.

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  2. 国王こくおうは権力けんりょくを奪うばわれた。

    The king was deprived of his power.

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  3. ガンが彼かれの命いのちを奪うばった。

    Cancer took him.

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Kanji in 奪

  • 奪rob; take by forceOnダツKunうばう

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