奪う

This is the 4477th most frequent Japanese word.

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奪う

"奪う" means "to snatch" or "to take away."


奪う is used in the sense of forcefully taking something away from someone.

彼はその人からバッグを奪った。

He snatched the bag from the person.


奪う is leveraged to indicate the devastating effect of taking away everything by force or by uncontrollable circumstance.

自然災害が彼の家族からすべてを奪った。

The natural disaster took everything from his family.


奪う is figuratively employed here to signify being captivated or deeply impressed.

その美しい景色は私の心を奪った。

The beautiful scenery captivated my heart.