乗っ取る (Nottoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to take possession of (forcibly), to take over (a company, account, etc.), to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.), to seize”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to seize; to occupy; to usurp
- godan verb, transitive verbto hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
Examples
軍が政府を乗っ取った。
The army took over the government.
乗っ取り犯人の要求には応じられない。
We cannot meet the demands of the hijackers.
乗っ取り犯人は２００万ドルの身の代金を要求した。
The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
Kanji in 乗っ取る
Related words
取るto take乗るto get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.)に取ってto乗せるto place on (something)取りあえずfirst of all取れるto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)受け取るto receive取材gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.)取り戻すto take back引き取るto take into one's possession取引transactions取り調べinvestigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors)