ぶんどる・分捕るbundoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto plunder; to capture; to seize
2. godan verb, transitive verbto snatch away; to steal; to grab away

• Synonym奪ううばうNeutralThe everyday, most common word for taking by force; also covers captivating attention or ousting someone from a position, so its range is wider than 「分捕る」.
• Synonym強奪ごうだつWrittenWritten/formal. Robbery by violence, common in news and legal contexts, as in 「強奪事件」; 「分捕る」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym奪い取るうばいとるNeutralSeizes something by force and makes it your own; close to 「分捕る」 in meaning but without its rough edge.
• Synonym略取りゃくしゅWrittenWritten/formal; also the legal term for abducting a person by violence or threats. Far more formal than 「分捕る」.
• Synonym横取りよこどりCasualColloquial. Snatching something from the side—another's belongings or the fruits of their work—not necessarily by brute force.
• Synonym奪取だっしゅWrittenWritten/formal; often for taking the ball in sports or seizing power or positions. More formal than 「分捕る」.
• Synonym掠め取るかすめとるWrittenWritten/formal. Sneaks something off quickly while the owner is off guard; unlike 「分捕る」 it is not an open, forcible grab.
• SynonymかっさらうCasualColloquial and just as coarse as 「分捕る」: grabbing something and dashing off, with the emphasis on a quick, clean snatch.
• Synonym奪掠だつりゃくWrittenWritten/formal and rare: plundering goods by armed force; stiffer than 「分捕る」 and not used in everyday speech.
• SynonymかすめるWrittenWritten/formal. Steals on the sly while the owner is off guard (it can also mean to graze past); not an open snatch like 「分捕る」.
• Synonym掠め奪うかすめうばうWrittenWritten/formal and rare: seizing goods by force or violence; very few examples—say 「奪う」 in daily life.
• Synonymむしり取るむしりとるNeutralTears things off or takes them by force—hard pulling and plucking, like weeds or hair—and figuratively squeezing money out of someone.
• SynonymふんだくるCasualColloquial and rough, close in feel to 「分捕る」; also to fleece someone by charging an outrageous price.
• Related剥ぐはぐNeutralPeels or strips something off; also to strip someone of rank or rob them of clothes and valuables, as in 「身ぐるみを剥ぐ」. Focus is on stripping from the surface.
• Related盗むぬすむNeutralThe everyday word for stealing: taking something secretly behind the owner's back, not an open grab like 「分捕る」.
• Related荒らすあらすNeutralWrecks or breaks in and raises havoc; can cover ransacking a house for theft, but the stress is on damage and disturbance, while 「分捕る」 is about securing the loot.
• Related剥ぎ取るはぎとるNeutralStrips off clothes and valuables or divests power and rank; the nuance is peeling away, not seizing the whole thing as 「分捕る」 does.
• Related簒奪さんだつWrittenWritten/formal usurpation: a subject seizing the throne or power; the object is a position, not ordinary property.
• Related掴み取るつかみとるNeutralGrasping and winning something through one's own effort, often with a positive ring; unlike 「分捕る」 it does not imply robbing others.
• RelatedパクるCasualSlangy, colloquial with a playful, flippant tone: pilfering, plagiarizing, even arresting someone; avoid in formal settings.
• RelatedかっぱらうCasualColloquial. Swipes small items on the sly while no one is looking; unlike 「分捕る」 it is not an open grab.
• Related劫掠きょうりゃくWrittenWritten/formal and rare: plundering after threats and intimidation; very few examples—say 「奪う」 in daily life.
• Antonym譲るゆずるNeutralAntonym. Hands over things or rights of one's own accord—the opposite direction from 「分捕る」's forcible taking.
• Antonym与えるあたえるNeutralAntonym. Gives what is yours to someone else—the reverse of 「分捕る」, which takes what belongs to others.

Use 「分捕る」 for forcibly seizing something and making it your own—spoils of war, even a budget—with a rough, colloquial flavor. For taking in general pick 「奪う」; for violent robbery 「強奪」; for stealing 「盗む」. The written nouns (略取, 簒奪, 奪取, 劫掠, 奪掠) suit news or legal prose; colloquial picks include 横取り, パクる, ふんだくる, 掻っ攫う, 掻っ払う. 譲る and 与える are the giving-side antonyms.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 無理むりやりに他人たにんの物ものを取とる。略奪りゃくだつする。
2. 敵てきの首くびを取とる。また、武器ぶきを奪い取うばいとる。