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奪う (うばう): to rob, to deprive — Japanese vocabulary

奪う is read うばう and means "to rob, to deprive". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

奪う

Reading
うばう · ubau
Translation
to rob, to deprive
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
うばうがうばうが

Example

彼はお婆さんを襲って金を奪った。

かれはおばあさんをおそってきんをうばった。

He robbed an old lady.

Kanji in this word

  • 奪 — Rob, Take By Force, Snatch Away

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