奪取|だっしゅdasshu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbusurpation; taking back; dispossession
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 奪取する（だっしゅする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 奪取します（だっしゅします） |
| Negative (nai) | 奪取しない（だっしゅしない） |
| polite (masen) | 奪取しません（だっしゅしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 奪取せず・奪取せぬ（だっしゅせず・だっしゅせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 奪取した（だっしゅした） |
| polite (mashita) | 奪取しました（だっしゅしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 奪取しなかった（だっしゅしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 奪取しませんでした（だっしゅしませんでした） |
| Te form | 奪取して（だっしゅして） |
| Potential | 奪取できる（だっしゅできる） |
| Passive | 奪取される（だっしゅされる） |
| Causative | 奪取させる（だっしゅさせる） |
| Causative passive | 奪取させられる（だっしゅさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 奪取すれば（だっしゅすれば） |
| tara | 奪取したら（だっしゅしたら） |
| Volitional | 奪取しよう（だっしゅしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 奪取しましょう（だっしゅしましょう） |
| Imperative | 奪取しろ（だっしゅしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym強奪ごうだつNeutralForcibly seizing money or goods, as in 「現金強奪」; has a criminal flavor. 「奪取」 also covers taking power or match points.
- SynonymぶんどるCasualColloquial: to grab something by force and make it your own, as in 「予算を分捕る」; sounds rough.
- Synonym横取りよこどりNeutralSnatching someone's things or achievements from the side, as in 「手柄を横取りする」; the nuance is intercepting them en route.
- Synonym奪ううばうNeutralThe verb form: to take away or rob, and also to captivate attention. The most widely used of the group.
- Synonym乗っ取りのっとりNeutralHijacking a vehicle or taking over a company — the 「ハイジャック」-style seizure of control.
- Synonym収奪しゅうだつWrittenWritten: forcible extraction and exploitation, typically of colonies or natural resources.
- Synonym簒奪さんだつWrittenWritten/formal: usurping a throne or power; the object is usually the crown.
- Synonym分捕りぶんどりCasualNoun form: plunder, or something snatched. Colloquial and rarely used.
- Related差し押さえさしおさえWrittenWritten legal term: impounding a debtor's property, e.g. over unpaid debts or taxes, so it cannot be disposed of. A lawful procedure, not robbery.
- Related占領せんりょうNeutralOccupying an area by force, or having a spot to yourself; the focus is on holding the place.
- Related盗むぬすむNeutralTo steal quietly rather than take by force; also to pick up a skill by secretly watching.
- Related押収おうしゅうWrittenWritten: investigators or a court lawfully impounding evidence. A legal procedure.
- Related占拠せんきょNeutralTo occupy a place and keep others out, as in 「建物を占拠する」.
- Related没収ぼっしゅうNeutralConfiscation by law or authority — also a teacher confiscating contraband; the agent has the power to take.
- Related掠め取るかすめとるWrittenWritten: to steal away something while the owner is off guard, or to obtain it by trickery.
- Related拿捕だほWrittenWritten military and maritime term: capturing or seizing a foreign vessel.
- RelatedかっぱらうCasualColloquial: to swipe something while no one is watching, as in 「財布をかっぱらう」.
- RelatedかっさらうCasualColloquial: to snatch something from the side in one go, figuratively too, as in 「優勝をかっさらう」.
- RelatedぶったくるCasualColloquial: to rip someone off with exorbitant charges; the emphasis is on swindling money.
- Related掴み取るつかみとるNeutralTo grab and take hold of; figuratively to win through one's own effort, as in 「勝利を掴み取る」.
- Related鹵獲ろかくWrittenWritten military term: capturing enemy weapons and supplies in war.
- RelatedパクるCasualSlang: to steal or plagiarize, and also to arrest someone — being caught is 「パクられる」.
- RelatedふんだくるCasualColloquial and rough: to snatch by force, or to charge an outrageous price.
- Antonym譲渡じょうとWrittenAntonym: transferring property or rights to another — the opposite of taking by force.
- Antonym返還へんかんNeutralAntonym: returning something to its owner, the reverse of 「奪取」's taking away.
Use 「奪取」 for seizing power, a position or match points by force, as in 「政権奪取」. For everyday taking-away use 「奪う」; for criminal robbery 「強奪」; for snatching from the side 「横取り」. 「返還」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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