Keyword
rod
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1697
Readings
ぼう
(99%)
Composed of
tree
dedicate
Used in vocabulary (231 in total)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
partner; pal; accomplice
Examples (92 in total)
He beat the dog with a stick.
The dog was sniffing a stick.
He's not a thief.
Stop that thief!
The robber stood surrounded by ten policemen.
The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.
The thief admitted his crime.
The thief ran away at the sight of a policeman.
The thief got away with the money.
The policeman was after the thief.
It looks like the thief came in through the window.
If a burglar came into my room, I would throw something at him.
It was proved that he was a thief.
A burglar broke in while he was asleep.
He is a thief.
He is alleged to have been a thief.
He denied that he was the thief.
He broke into a house.
He is no better than a thief.
She is no better than a thief.
We captured the thief.
A thief broke in and made off with all my jewelry.
I'm glad the thief was caught.
The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.
I'm not a thief.
The thief entered the house through this door.
The thief broke the window.
The burglar gained access to the house through a window.
The thief fled without leaving any traces.
The thieves ran away after it got dark.
The thief got in without being noticed.
The thief seemed to break in through a window.
The robber ran away when the policeman saw him.
The thief ran away when she saw the policeman.
The thief ran away.
We caught the thief.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
I got on a bicycle and chased after the thief.
We ran after the thief.
The policeman ran after the thief, shouting "Stop!"
At the sight of the policemen the thieves ran away.
The police caught the thief.
Did you hear that a burglar broke into the neighbor's house?
My house was robbed while I was away.
He chased the thief.
They are pursuing the robber.
The police are on the track of the thief.
The thief disguised himself as a policeman.
He was coerced into helping the thieves.
Look at that pole in the square.
The policeman arrested the thief.
A thief crept in through the window.
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
He is nothing less than a thief to do such a thing.
The thieves pulled open all the drawers of the desk in search of money.
A burglar broke into your house while you were away on vacation.
The police searched everywhere but couldn't find the thief.
The thief is certain to be caught eventually.
The thief disguised himself as an old lady.
The burglar came into the house through this door.
Are you calling me a thief?
The police found out the thief.
The thief was handed over to the police.
There was a flag at the top of the pole.
Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.
They tied the thief to the tree.
The rat was killed by Tom with a stick.
Tom isn't a thief.
Tom said Mary has been robbed before.
The burglar is used to staying up late.
He caught sight of a thief attempting to break into the house.
Two robbers broke into a store.
Our house was broken into by burglars last night.
To his surprise, the thief turned out to be his own son.
Surprisingly enough, he turned out to be a thief.
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip.
A thief broke into the house while we were away.
The thief was caught in the act.
The dog is trained to watch for thieves.
The thief snatched the woman's handbag and ran off.
The thief ran quickly.
The thief broke into the house while we were away.
The convenience store employee chased the thief and was stabbed to death.
While she was out, the thief got away with her jewels.
A mugger robbed him of all of his money.
Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
While we were out for a picnic, our house's lock was picked by a thief.
Measure the length of the stick with a ruler.
It was a complete surprise.
He was beaten with an iron rod during a violent soccer match.
You have a habit of exaggerating everything.