さらう (こどもを～)

さらう (こどもを～) · sarau (kodomowo～) · JLPT N1 · noun

to kidnap

👶 sarau sounds like Sarah-ow: a child gets snatched away with a yelp

子どもを攫う means to kidnap a child, with the object marked by wo. Sarah-ow works as a hook because the one being taken is the one who yelps.

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