うば
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う)
1. 人の物を無理に取る。ひったくる。
2. 位の高い人を下ろし、自分がその座に就く。
3. 人の権利などを失わせる。また権限などを剥奪する。
4. 何かを取り去る。
5. 心を虚ろにさせる。また夢中にさせる。
6. 得点やポイントなどを獲得する。
Kanji used
steal (by force)
Pitch accent
ばう
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions
to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
Examples (32 in total)
The king was deprived of his power.
She was robbed of her purse.
I was robbed of no more than 1,000 yen.