強奪|ごうだつgoudatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrobbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 強奪する（ごうだつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 強奪します（ごうだつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 強奪しない（ごうだつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 強奪しません（ごうだつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 強奪せず・強奪せぬ（ごうだつせず・ごうだつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 強奪した（ごうだつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 強奪しました（ごうだつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 強奪しなかった（ごうだつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 強奪しませんでした（ごうだつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 強奪して（ごうだつして） |
| Potential | 強奪できる（ごうだつできる） |
| Passive | 強奪される（ごうだつされる） |
| Causative | 強奪させる（ごうだつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 強奪させられる（ごうだつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 強奪すれば（ごうだつすれば） |
| tara | 強奪したら（ごうだつしたら） |
| Volitional | 強奪しよう（ごうだつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 強奪しましょう（ごうだつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 強奪しろ（ごうだつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym略奪りゃくだつWrittenWritten word for plunder carried out by groups, mostly in wartime or upheaval; 「強奪」 stresses the forcible taking itself.
- Synonym奪取だっしゅWrittenWritten word for seizing something from another's hands; also used in sports, as in 「タイトル奪取」. 「強奪」 stresses grabbing by force and often implies illegality.
- Synonym略取りゃくしゅWrittenLegal term for taking property or abducting people by violence or threats; 「強奪」 appears more often in news reports.
- Synonym収奪しゅうだつWrittenWritten word for forcible plunder and exploitation; 「強奪」 is more concrete.
- Synonym奪い取るうばいとるNeutralNative-Japanese verb for grabbing what belongs to others; 「強奪」 is a written Sino-Japanese word common in news reports.
- Synonym奪ううばうNeutralThe most general verb for taking away, also used for capturing attention; 「強奪」 stresses the use of force.
- SynonymぶんどるCasualColloquial verb for snatching things away, also for taking enemy heads or weapons in battle; 「強奪」 is more formal.
- Synonym劫掠きょうりゃくWrittenWritten word for pillage, rarely used; 「強奪」 is more common.
- Synonym掠め奪うかすめうばうCasualColloquial verb for plundering others' property by violence, but rare; 「奪う」 or 「強奪する」 is what people normally say.
- Synonym略奪行為りゃくだつこういWrittenWritten noun for acts of looting amid disasters or war; 「強奪」 stresses the forcible nature of the taking.
- Related強盗ごうとうNeutralNeutral word for robbery or a robber; 「強奪」 stresses the act of forcible seizure itself.
- Related乗っ取りのっとりNeutralNeutral word for hijacking vehicles or taking over companies; 「強奪」 refers to forcible seizure in general.
- Related没収ぼっしゅうWrittenWritten word for confiscating property by law or rule, as in 「財産没収」 or 「携帯を没収」; 「強奪」 is an illegal grab.
- Related簒奪さんだつFormalFormal word for usurping a throne or power; 「強奪」 covers forcible seizure in general.
- Related拿捕だほFormalFormal term for capturing or seizing foreign vessels; 「強奪」 is an illegal, forcible grab.
- RelatedふんだくるCasualColloquial verb for snatching things away, and also for charging exorbitant prices; 「強奪」 is more formal.
- RelatedぶったくりCasualColloquial noun for robbery, and also for deliberately ripping customers off; 「強奪」 is more formal and has no overcharging sense.
- RelatedぶったくるCasualColloquial verb mostly for overcharging and ripping people off; 「強奪」 means taking by force and violence.
- RelatedかすめるNeutralNeutral verb for stealing quickly by exploiting an opening, or for grazing past; 「強奪」 is an open, forcible seizure.
- Antonym寄付きふNeutralAntonym: giving money or goods free of charge to public groups and the like, the opposite of 「強奪」's forcible taking.
- Antonym贈与ぞうよFormalFormal legal term for giving property to someone for free; the opposite of 「強奪」.
For taking something away in general, say 「奪う」. Use 「強奪」 for forcibly seizing property or control, 「強盗」 for robbery as a crime, 「略奪」 for plundering amid war or chaos, and 「簒奪」 for usurping a throne or power. To give rather than take, say 「寄付」. The other near-synonyms are narrower: 「没収」 is lawful confiscation, 「乗っ取り」 hijacking or takeovers, 「ふんだくる」 snatching or overcharging.
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