# 奪 — snatch; rob

奪 means “snatch; rob”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ダツ (datsu). Kun'yomi: うば(う) (ubau). You'll see it in words such as 奪う (ubau, “to take; to take away”).

- Meaning: snatch; rob
- On'yomi: ダツ (datsu)
- Kun'yomi: うば(う) (ubau)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 2

## How to remember 奪

Parts: 大 big · 隹 bird · 寸 measure

## Words with 奪

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 奪う | うばう (ubau) | to take; to take away |

## Don't confuse it with

[奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 2” set

[障](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/obstacle/) · [闘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fight/) · [陣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/battle-formation/) · [弾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bullet/) · [射](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoot/) · [衝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collide/) · [奪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snatch/) · [挑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/challenge/)

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