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さらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to snatch; to kidnap; to abduct
also written as 浚う
2. to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
Alt. forms
さらう
54%
攫さらう
43%
拐さらう
2%
掠さらう
Pitch accent
さ
らう
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Conjugations...Used in: 2012
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
Examples (5 in total)
A child was washed away by the wave!
They kidnapped me.
The king's son was kidnapped.
A big wave swept the man off the boat.
The newcomer carried off the first prize.