- 奪う — to snatch; to take away from someone
- 奪取 — seizure; taking by force
- 略奪 — looting; plunder
- 強奪 — violent robbery
- 奪回 — to win back; to recapture what was lost
- 奪還 — recovery; getting something back from enemy control
- 剝奪 — deprivation; stripping someone of rights or status
- 争奪 — a scramble or competition to seize something
奪 combines the hand element with imagery of forceful action. The core idea is not simply “to take,” but to take against someone’s will. This sense of violence or coercion remains clear in words like 奪取 (seizure), 奪還 (recapture), and 命を奪う — “to take a life.”