Kanji Detail for 竊 - "steal, secretly"

竊

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
竊 means "steal, secretly."
1. Steal - To pilfer secretly.
2. Secretly - Covertly; without others knowing.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

steal; secret; private; hushed

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

secretly, stealthily; steal; thief

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to steal; secretly; (humble) I

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to steal; thief; secret, stealthy

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To steal. Commonly called 偷. Taking others' things secretly. And always fearing others will know. | Private. (Analects) "I secretly compare myself to old Peng." In old official documents, constantly used as an opening phrase. Like saying reporting from one side's private opinion. Also a humble expression.
Onyomi

setsu(せつ)
Kunyomi

hiso.kani(ひそかに)

nusu.mu(ぬすむ)
Strokes

22 strokes
Radical

穴 (ana・anakammuri)
Related Keywords
steal pilfer secretly covertly without others knowing