Keyword
steal
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1559
Old form
Readings
とう
(55%)
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 a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to steal
stealing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to steal (from a person)
theft; stealing; larceny
theft; robbery
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
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
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
thief; robber
band of robbers; gang of thieves
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
dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
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
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
listening device; bug; wiretap
throwing good money after bad
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
big-time robber
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
making a secret audio recording
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)
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
cabbage armyworm
rustler; cattle thief
to commit a robbery; to burgle
robbery; robber
stealthy steps
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
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.