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    3. 盗

    盗

    盗ぬす.む

    steal

    N3KMT8Freq #1051Core ConceptsKanji11 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ぬす.むぬす.み

    On'yomi

    トウ

    stealrobpilfer

    次皿

    冫
    欠
    皿

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    瓷恣粢茨姿資咨盛咨姿茨恣益粢瓷盜盖次皿猛

    Concepts using this kanji

    強盗

    robber

    盗む

    to steal

    盗塁

    base stealing

    盗難

    theft

    窃盗

    theft

    盗聴

    interception (email)

    盗み

    stealing

    盗賊

    thief

    盗聴器

    listening device

    盗掘

    illegal digging

    盗作

    plagiarism

    盗人

    thief

    盗品

    stolen goods

    小盗人

    sneak thief

    三盗

    stealing third base

    本盗

    stealing home

    二盗

    stealing second base

    三重盗

    triple steal

    盗人にも三分の理

    the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext

    文化の盗用

    cultural appropriation

    文化盗用

    cultural appropriation

    目を盗む

    to do without being seen (by)

    盗み出す

    to steal (from a person)

    盗み見

    surreptitious glance

    盗み見る

    to steal a glance (at)

    盗心

    propensity to steal

    強盗に入る

    to commit a robbery

    花盗人

    person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)

    強盗事件

    robbery

    盗人の上前を取る

    taking a cut from a thief's plunder

    盗用

    embezzlement

    強盗団

    band of robbers

    盗人上戸

    person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well

    盗み取る

    to steal

    盗取

    theft

    盗人根性

    thievish nature (character)

    野盗

    brigand

    強盗殺人

    robbery and murder

    切り取り強盗

    violent robbery or burglary

    重盗

    double steal

    盗み足

    stealthy steps

    盗電

    stealing electricity

    銀行強盗

    bank robbery

    強盗容疑者

    robbery suspect

    路上強盗

    mugging

    夜盗

    night burglar

    盗視

    stealthy glance

    強盗返し

    rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

    牛盗人

    rustler

    盗難車

    stolen car

    盗み食い

    sneaking a bite

    強盗犯

    robber

    盗人に追い銭

    throwing good money after bad

    盗品故買

    dealing in stolen goods

    居直り強盗

    burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)

    スカート内盗撮

    upskirting

    盗み聞き

    eavesdropping

    盗難防止

    burglar-proof

    盗人猛々しい

    brazen-faced (about one's misdeed)

    盗難保険

    insurance against theft

    盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり

    the doting parent's purse is plundered

    盗難証明書

    certificate of theft (for insurance purposes, etc.)

    強盗罪

    (crime of) robbery

    個人情報盗難

    identity theft

    個人情報の盗難

    identity theft

    押し込み強盗

    housebreaker

    狂言強盗

    fake (staged) robbery

    巨盗

    big-time robber

    盗み読み

    reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously

    盗み録り

    making a secret audio recording

    電話盗聴

    phone tapping

    盗犯

    burglary

    悪木盗泉

    a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be

    盗人猫

    thieving cat

    盗み笑い

    chuckle

    ピッキング盗

    burglary by lock picking

    盗る

    to steal

    ごっつん盗

    stealing a car by rear-ending it lightly and having a friend jump in and drive off after the driver gets out

    盗人の昼寝

    there's a reason behind every action

    夜盗虫

    cutworm

    辻強盗

    highwayman

    強盗提灯

    flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward

    骨を盗む

    to spare oneself

    酒盗

    dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)

    個人情報窃盗

    identity theft

    個人情報の窃盗

    identity theft

    覆面強盗

    masked burglar

    群盗

    group of robbers

    窃盗団

    group of thieves

    スカート盗撮

    upskirting

    盗み撮り

    taking pictures secretly

    盗撮

    sneak photography

    盗撮カメラ

    hidden camera (for illegal and immoral purposes)

    夜盗蛾

    cabbage armyworm

    窃盗強迫

    kleptomania

    窃盗行為

    theft

    強盗幇助

    aiding and abetting a robbery

    鼠盗

    pilfering

    豚を盗んで骨を施す

    you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence

    不偸盗戒

    precept of non-stealing

    窃盗犯

    theft

    窃盗罪

    (crime of) theft

    渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

    better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth

    盗伐

    secretly felling trees

    窃盗症

    kleptomania

    浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじ

    the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall

    窃盗狂

    kleptomania

    一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻

    (the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

    偸盗戒

    precept of non-stealing

    盗癖

    propensity to steal

    盗蜜

    feeding off floral nectar without assisting in pollination

    奸盗

    evil thief

    劫盗

    robbery

    黒盗賊鴎

    parasitic jaeger

    鶏鳴狗盗

    person who resorts to petty tricks

    白腹盗賊鴎

    long-tailed jaeger

    盗掠

    stealing

    偸盗

    robber

    窃盗癖

    kleptomania

    剽盗

    highwayman

    盗賊鴎

    skua (any bird of family Stercorariidae, incl. the jaegers)

    怪盗

    mysterious thief

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    • 皿

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    • 怪盗
    • 巨盗
    • 強盗
    • 強盗に入る
    • 群盗
    • 劫盗
    • 三重盗
    • 窃盗
    • 窃盗罪
    • 窃盗犯
    • 切り取り強盗
    • 鼠盗
    • 盗人
    • 盗み
    • 盗み見る
    • 盗み取る
    • 盗み出す
    • 盗む
    • 盗作
    • 盗賊
    • 盗聴
    • 盗聴器
    • 盗難
    • 盗難保険
    • 盗難防止
    • 盗品
    • 盗癖
    • 盗用
    • 盗塁
    • 本盗
    • 夜盗
    • 夜盗虫
    • 盗視
    • 偸盗
    • 剽盗
    • 盗み聞き
    • 盗伐
    • 夜盗蛾
    • 盗心
    • 盗犯
    • 盗み足
    • 盗品故買
    • 盗み食い
    • 盗掘
    • 盗電
    • 盗み読み
    • 銀行強盗
    • 辻強盗
    • 重盗
    • 窃盗狂
    • 盗る
    • 花盗人
    • 盗撮
    • 盗取
    • 野盗
    • 盗人根性
    • 鶏鳴狗盗
    • 居直り強盗
    • 悪木盗泉
    • 狂言強盗
    • 窃盗行為
    • 路上強盗
    • 盗人上戸
    • 押し込み強盗
    • 渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず
    • 盗人猛々しい
    • ごっつん盗
    • 窃盗団
    • 強盗犯
    • 盗難証明書
    • 強盗罪
    • 盗賊鴎
    • 黒盗賊鴎
    • 白腹盗賊鴎
    • 目を盗む
    • 浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじ
    • 盗撮カメラ
    • 小盗人
    • 盗人にも三分の理
    • 盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり
    • 盗難車
    • 強盗返し
    • 強盗幇助
    • 強盗団
    • 骨を盗む
    • 盗み見
    • 酒盗
    • 電話盗聴
    • 覆面強盗
    • 強盗事件
    • 一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻
    • 盗み笑い
    • 盗人猫
    • 牛盗人
    • 強盗容疑者
    • 窃盗癖
    • ピッキング盗
    • スカート内盗撮
    • スカート盗撮
    • 個人情報盗難
    • 個人情報の盗難
    • 個人情報窃盗
    • 個人情報の窃盗
    • 盗人の上前を取る
    • 盗み録り
    • 盗み撮り
    • 強盗提灯
    • 豚を盗んで骨を施す
    • 盗人に追い銭
    • 強盗殺人
    • 窃盗症
    • 窃盗強迫
    • 文化の盗用
    • 盗人の昼寝
    • 奸盗
    • 文化盗用
    • 盗掠
    • 二盗
    • 三盗
    • 不偸盗戒
    • 偸盗戒
    • 盗蜜

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