Word details

盗み食い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 盗み食い.

Dictionary

Entry

盗み食いぬすみ食いすみぐいNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #53382
1

sneaking a bite

Examples
私は息子がクッキーを盗み食いしようとしているところを見つけた。
I caught my son stealing from a cookie jar.
2

snitching food

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

steal, rob, pilfer

11 strokesFrequency 1,051JLPT N2Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

ぬす.むぬす.み

eat, food

9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショクジキ

Kun

く.うく.らうた.べるは.む

Nanori

ぐい

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