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奪 = 寸 + 大 + 隹
奪 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rob”. It is built from 寸 (measurement), 大 (large) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 608.
- Keyword
- rob
- RTK frame
- 608
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ダツ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- うば.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- грабить
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 奪 take by force
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 奪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “measurement” + “large” + “short-tailed bird”. 奪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 奪 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.