Japanese symbol for “snatching”
横取り
よこどり
Romaji: yokodori
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
In Japanese, snatching is 横取り, read よこどり (yokodori).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
Written forms: 横取り、横どり. Readings: よこどり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “snatching”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分捕り | ぶんどり bundori | snatching; snatched item |
| パクリ | パクリ pakuri | snatching; stealing; pilfering |
| 掻っ払い | かっぱらい kapparai | pilfering; snatching; swiping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 横断 | おうだん oudan | crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across |
| 横浜 | よこはま yokohama | Yokohama (city) |
| 横顔 | よこがお yokogao | profile; face in profile; face seen from the side |
| 横領 | おうりょう ouryou | embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g. road); to traverse |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.