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盗 — 11 strokes / Radical「皿」

道
4Junior high level / 11 strokes / Radical「皿」
On
トウとう · tō
Kun
ぬす.む・ぬす.みnusu.mu · nusu.mi
Meaning
steal; rob

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

次 with 皿 "dish": reaching for what is in another's dish — to steal.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onトウとうtō盗難とうなん盗用とうよう強盗ごうとう
Kunぬすむnusumu盗むぬすむ盗みぬすみ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 盗難とうなん

    theft

  • 強盗ごうとう

    robbery

More words with this kanji

  • 盗賊とうぞく
  • 窃盗せっとう
  • 偸盗ちゅうとう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

自転(じてん)車(しゃ)の盗難(とうなん)に気(き)をつける。

I watch out for bicycle theft.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

強盗盗難盗強strong難diffic…盆tray盤tray監overse…皿plate盂a bowl到reach逃escape桃peach倒fall…透transp…
CompoundRadicalReading

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