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漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes

奪: rob, take by force

Also: snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

奞 and 寸 are drawn in

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ダツdatsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 奪回だっかいrecovery; rescue; recapture
  • 奪取だっしゅusurpation; taking back; dispossession
  • 奪還だっかんrecapture; retaking; recovery
  • 略奪りゃくだつpillage; plunder; looting
  • 争奪そうだつstruggle (for); scramble; contest
  • 奪三振だつさんしんstriking a batter out

うばうubau · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 奪ううばうto take (by force); to take away; to snatch

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
奞

Also built on 奞

寸

Also built on inch (寸)

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Also read ダツ

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
奪 rob · 寸
vs奮 stirred up · 田
奪 has 寸 where 奮 has 田.
In ChineseSimplified 夺 · traditional, as in Japanese · duó

Japan keeps the traditional form 奪; mainland China simplifies it to 夺.

Simplified
夺 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
奪 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin duó most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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