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Kanji Detail for 盗 - "to steal, thief"

盗

  • Meaning

    盗 means "to steal, thief." Also associated with secretly.

    1. To steal - To take; to seize; to take another's belongings.

    2. Thief - Robber; worthless person.

    3. Secretly - To do things in hiding; to deceive.

  • Words using 盗

    • 強盗 ごうとう Listen robber; mugger; robbery
    • 窃盗 せっとう Listen theft; stealing; larceny
    • 盗塁 とうるい Listen base stealing; steal; stolen base
    • 盗聴 とうちょう Listen interception (email); wiretap; bug
    • 盗難 とうなん Listen theft; robbery
    • 盗み ぬすみ Listen stealing; theft
    • 盗賊 とうぞく Listen thief; robber; burglar

  • Four-character idioms with 盗

    • 悪木盗泉 あくぼくとうせん Listen a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be
    • 盗人上戸 ぬすびとじょうご Listen person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
    • 盗人根性 ぬすっとこんじょう Listen thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
    • 鶏鳴狗盗 けいめいくとう Listen person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks

  • Tattoo check: 盗

    • Verified meaning: to steal, thief
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: secretly
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    steal; rob; pilfer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rob, steal; thief, bandit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to rob, to steal; thief, bandit

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nusu.mi(ぬす-み) ぬす-み

    nusu.mu(ぬす-む) ぬす-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    皿 (sara)

  • Related Keywords

    to steal thief secretly rob pilfer theft burglary larceny misappropriate embezzlement plunder swipe heist shoplifting robber snatch

Sentences including 盗

  • What was stolen?

  • He is the last man to steal.

  • They caught him stealing.

  • My watch has been stolen.

  • The boy denied having stolen the bicycle.

  • I had my watch stolen last night.

  • She told me how it was wrong to steal.

  • What little money i had was stolen.

  • She denied that she had stolen anything.

  • They found the stolen money.

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