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奪うばう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp
It is not something that can be taken away by someone.
2. to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
as 心を〜, 目を〜, etc.
One's attention is captivated by the scene before one's eyes.
Alt. forms
奪うばう
98%
うばう
1%
Kanji used
奪
steal (by force)
Pitch accent
う
ば
う
う
ばう
Top 900
Conjugations...Used in: 5448
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions
to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
Examples (48 in total)
The king was deprived of his power.
She was robbed of her purse.
Seize by force, and subjugate by force.
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