ひったくり

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
引っ手繰り
引ったくり

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ひったくり (hittakuri

  1. snatch theft
  2. thief

Usage notes

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Used of thieves who snatch something (most often a purse) from your person and run away.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN