攫う

Japanese

Pronunciation

Verb

Kanji in this term
攫
さら
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

攫(さら)う • (sarau) transitive godan (stem 攫(さら)い (sarai), past 攫(さら)った (saratta))

  1. carry off; snatch away
    彼(かれ)は波(なみ)に足(あし)を攫(さら)われた。
    Kare wa nami ni ashi o sarawareta.
    He was carried off his feet by the waves.
  2. monopolize; make a thing a person's own
    彼(かれ)は悠々(ゆうゆう)と優勝(ゆうしょう)を攫(さら)った。
    Kare wa yūyū to yūshō o saratta.
    He walked away with the championship.
  3. abduct

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • 掠(さら)う (sarau)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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