abduct

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カク

Kun

さら.うつか.む

Dictionary

Common Words

掴む摑む攫むTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #1798
1

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on

Examples
だれかが私の腕をつかんだ
Somebody caught me by the arm.
2

to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture

3

to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

らう攫う掠う拐うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #5494
1

Also written as 浚う

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to snatch; to kidnap; to abduct

Examples
彼女は全部の賞をさらって行った。
She carried off all the prizes.
2

to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

っさら掻っ攫うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #23496
1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to nab

2

to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

人さらい人攫いとさらいNounFreq #39000
1

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

一攫千金一獲千金っかくせんきんNoun~の Adj.四字熟語Freq #42325
1

getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke

Examples
多くの人が一攫千金を夢見て宝くじを買う。
Many people buy lottery tickets with the dream of immediately becoming wealthy.
一掴みつかみNounFreq #67689
1

a handful (of)

2

grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing; taking a handful

一攫千金を夢見るいっかくせんきんをゆめみるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #89983
1

to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly

Examples
彼はよく一攫千金を夢見ている
He often tries to get rich at a single bound.
っさら引っ攫う引っ浚う引っ掠うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #114092
1

Colloquial

to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force

人気をさらう人気を掠う人気を攫うにんきをさらうExpressionGodan verbFreq #143588
1

to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage

一獲一攫っかくNounFreq #185493
1

one grab

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