盗
盗 — Steal
steal, rob, pilfer
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiぬすむ (nusumu)
Kun’yomiぬすみ (nusumi)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 盗
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 強盗 | ごうとう goutou | robber; mugger; robbery |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.) |
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 盗塁 | とうるい tourui | base stealing; steal; stolen base |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft; robbery |
Study notes
盗 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1051 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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