expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to beat someone at their own game, to outdo someone in their specialty.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
お株を奪う おかぶをうばう
 
 
御株を奪う おかぶをうばう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stocks, stump, shares
かぶ シュ (6th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
シュ す あけ (7th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
rob, take by force, snatch away
うば.う ダツ (8th, N1)
the stride made by a man
シュン スイ ヨウ
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)