ひったくり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
引っ手繰り 引ったくり

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひったくり [hìttákúrí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çit̚ta̠kɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

ひったくり • (hittakuri) 

1. snatch theft
2. thief

Usage notes

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