奪
ダツ, うば.う

rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp

JLPT1 G7 S14 F974

大# stand outstretched + an element combining 隹 short, squat bird and 寸 hand/action indicator → *snatch/seize* (compare 執) a bird from the possession of another → *take by force*; *deprive*; *rob* → *be riveted/captivated by*.

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