This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カク、さら.う、つか.む
Romaji: kaku, sara.u, tsuka.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

abduct

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  23
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-20
Korean Reading:  hwag
Chinese Reading:  jue2
Unicode:  652b
JIS:  5A3C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2036
New Nelson Index: 2321
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c20.2
Four Corner Index: 5604.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13043
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0453

Words

攫う (さらう)
to carry off; to run away with; to kidnap; to abduct; to monopolize; to make one's own
一獲 (いっかく)
one grab
人さらい (ひとさらい)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
掴む (つかむ)
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
引っ攫う (ひっさらう)
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
一獲千金 (いっかくせんきん)
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
一攫千金を夢見る (いっかくせんきんをゆめみる)
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke
掻っ攫う (かっさらう)
to nab; to snatch
攫われた (さらわれた)
kidnapped; abducted; carried off; swept away
人気をさらう (にんきをさらう)
to capture all the popularity; to steal the show; to upstage
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