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    3. 空き巣

    空き巣

    空あき​巣す

    empty nest

    KMT10News #34+1Ref L2NounHome & HousingKanji Vocab23 strokes

    空巣明き巣

    あきす

    Noun

    1.
    empty nest
    2.
    empty house, empty home
    3.
    burglary (of an empty house), burglar (who targets empty houses), sneak thief, prowler
    abbreviation

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    空あき巣すに入はいられた。

    My house was broken into by a burglar.

    KMT7Home & Housing
    旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに空あき巣すの被ひ害がいに遭あった。

    I was a victim of a burglary while traveling.

    KMT10Home & HousingTravel & Transportation
    防ぼう犯はんカメラの設せっ置ちは空あき巣す対たい策さくに有ゆう効こうだ。

    Installing security cameras is effective as a measure against burglaries.

    KMT10Home & HousingTechnology
    留る守すがちな家うちは空あき巣すに狙ねらわれやすい。

    Houses that are often empty are easily targeted by burglars.

    KMT10Home & Housing
    警けい察さつは空あき巣すの犯はん人にんを追おっている。

    The police are pursuing the burglar.

    KMT10Home & HousingPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    Kanji
    巣
    す・す.くう…(1)
    nest・rookery・hive・cobweb・den
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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