Keyword
steal
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1559
Old form
Readings
とう
(54%)
ぬす
(41%)
(3%)
Composed of
next
dish
Used in vocabulary (127 in total)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
eavesdropping; tapping
to steal
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
stealing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to steal (from a person)
theft; stealing; larceny
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
theft; robbery
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
thief; robber
listening device; bug; wiretap
brigand; bandit
stolen goods; loot; spoils
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
bank robbery; bank robber
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
night burglar
theft; stealing; larceny
robbery; robbery case; burglary
thief; robber
sneaking a bite; snitching food
plagiarism; plagiarised work
band of robbers; gang of thieves
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
thief; robber
base stealing; steal; stolen base
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
taking pictures secretly; taking a sneak shot
burglar-proof; antitheft
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
to commit a robbery; to burgle
reading surreptitiously
group of robbers; gang of robbers
hidden camera (for illegal and immoral purposes)
kleptomania
robber; theft
burglary; larceny
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
theft; act of larceny
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
secretly felling trees
insurance against theft
to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (arch.) to nullify someone's efforts
(crime of) robbery
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
propensity to steal
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
stealing electricity
listening device; bug; wiretap
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
throwing good money after bad
dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
big-time robber
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
making a secret audio recording
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
stealthy glance; furtive glance
there's a reason behind every action; (lit.) a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)
cabbage armyworm
rustler; cattle thief
to commit a robbery; to burgle
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks
masked burglar; masked bandit
robbery; robber
stealthy steps
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
pilfering
cutworm; army worm
skua (any bird of family Stercorariidae, incl. the jaegers); pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus); pomarine skua
rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
stealing home
dealing in stolen goods
A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be
person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; (lit.) refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
stealing a car by rear-ending it lightly and having a friend jump in and drive off after the driver gets out
certificate of theft (for insurance purposes, etc.)
the doting parent's purse is plundered; (lit.) the thief caught turns out to be one's own son
aiding and abetting a robbery
aiding and abetting a robbery
(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
burglary by lock picking; lock-picking burglar; lock picker
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
you cannot excuse a bad deed with a petty act of benevolence; (lit.) steal a pig and give the feet for alms
evil thief; wicked robber
evil thief; wicked robber
parasitic jaeger; Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
long-tailed jaeger; long-tailed skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Examples (200 in total)
That man stole all of his money.
The man denied having stolen the car.
It's been stolen.