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Japanese symbol for “snatching”

Romaji: yokodori
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

In Japanese, snatching is , read (yokodori).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

sideways, side, horizontal
on: オウ
kun: よこ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “snatching”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんどり bundorisnatching; snatched item
パクリ pakurisnatching; stealing; pilfering
かっぱらい kapparaipilfering; snatching; swiping

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よこづな yokozunayokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion
おうだん oudancrossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); cutting across
よこはま yokohamaYokohama (city)
よこがお yokogaoprofile; face in profile; face seen from the side
おうりょう ouryouembezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
よこぎる yokogiruto cross (e.g. road); to traverse
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
かいとり kaitoripurchase; 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.

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