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Japanese

Pronunciation

Verb

Kanji in this term
さら
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

(さら) (sarau) transitive godan (stem (さら) (sarai), past (さら)った (saratta))

  1. carry off; snatch away
    (かれ)(なみ)(あし)(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
    (かれ)悠々(ゆうゆう)優勝(ゆうしょう)(さら)った
    Kare wa yūyū to yūshō o saratta.
    He walked away with the championship.
  3. abduct

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • (さら) (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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