横よこ取どり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

snatching; stealing; usurping

Act of taking something meant for someone else, often by force or opportunistically. Can be used for physical objects, opportunities, or credit.

彼かれは私わたしのアイデアを横よこ取どりして、自じ分ぶんの手て柄がらにした。
He stole my idea and took credit for it.

駐ちゅう車しゃスペースを横よこ取どりされて腹はらが立たった。

I got angry when someone snatched the parking space from me.

Written forms

横よこ取どりUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
よこどりUsage5%
横よこどりUsage3%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

横sideways, side, horizontal
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

奪うばう
横取り implies taking something that rightfully belongs to another, often in a sneaky or opportunistic way, while 奪う is a broader term for seizing or robbing by force.
横おう領りょう
横領 refers specifically to embezzlement or misappropriation of funds, whereas 横取り is a more general term for snatching or usurping anything.

Etymology

Compound of 横 (side, sideways, improper) and 取り (taking, from 取る). The 横 element conveys the sense of doing something from the side or out of turn, hence 'snatching' or 'usurping'.