Word details

盗む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 盗む.

Dictionary

Entry

盗む偸むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2386
1

to steal

Examples
何冊かの本が盗まれた
A number of books were stolen.
2

to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn

3

Oft. as 目を盗んで

to do stealthily

4

Usu. as 暇を盗んで

to do during scant time

5

Baseball

to steal a base

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

steal

11 strokes

On

トウチュウ

Kun

ぬす.む

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