Keyword
steal
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1559
Old form盜
Readings
とう
(57%)
ぬす
(39%)
と
(3%)
Composed of
next
dish
Used in vocabulary (147 in total)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
stealing; theft
theft; stealing; larceny
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to steal; to rob; to take away
eavesdropping; tapping
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to steal (from a person)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
theft; robbery
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
brigand; bandit
thief; robber
listening device; bug; wiretap
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
base stealing; steal; stolen base
robbery; robbery case; burglary
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
bank robbery; bank robber
theft; stealing; larceny
night burglar
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
plagiarism; plagiarised work
thief; robber
sneaking a bite; snitching food
thief; robber
band of robbers; gang of thieves
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
burglar-proof; antitheft
(crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
thief; robber
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
to commit a robbery; to burgle
robbery resulting in death
to do without being seen; to do behind others' backs; to do secretly; to do without the knowledge of others
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
group of robbers; gang of robbers
hidden camera (for illegal or immoral purposes)
reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously; reading secretly; reading over someone's shoulder
propensity to steal; thieving habits; kleptomania
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
burglary; larceny
theft; act of larceny
secretly felling trees
theft (one of the ten evil deeds); thief; robber; theft; robbery
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
person who steals flowers (esp. cherry blossoms)
(crime of) robbery
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
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
propensity to steal
stealing electricity
listening device; bug; wiretap
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due
throwing good money after bad
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
stealing third base
big-time robber
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
stealthy glance; furtive glance
making a secret audio recording
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)
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
stealing second base
person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks
cabbage armyworm
rustler; cattle thief
masked burglar; masked bandit
precept of non-stealing; precept of achourya; precept of asteya
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
making a secret audio recording
place with ominous name; (lit.) robber's fountain
to commit a robbery; to burgle
flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
stealing home
precept of non-stealing; precept of achourya; precept of asteya
robbery; robber
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
aiding and abetting a robbery
kleptomania; kleptomaniac
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
stealthy steps
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
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
aiding and abetting a robbery
dealing in stolen goods
a virtuous person should not commit an act that offends their moral principles no matter how hard pressed they may be
person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
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
(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
cultural appropriation
stealing; looting; plundering
feeding off floral nectar without assisting in pollination; nectar robbing
armed robbery; armed robber
(crime of) robbery and non-consensual sexual intercourse
(crime of) robbery and non-consensual sexual intercourse
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.