Japanese symbol for “larceny”
窃盗
せっとう
Romaji: settou
theft; stealing; larceny
In Japanese, larceny is 窃盗, read せっとう (settou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs theft; stealing; larceny
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “larceny”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃取 | せっしゅ sesshu | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 盗犯 | とうはん touhan | burglary; larceny |
| 窃盗罪 | せっとうざい settouzai | (crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny |
| 窃盗犯 | せっとうはん settouhan | theft; stealing; larceny |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剽窃 | ひょうせつ hyousetsu | plagiarism |
| 窃取 | せっしゅ sesshu | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 窃視 | せっし sesshi | peeping at (without permission) |
| 窃盗罪 | せっとうざい settouzai | (crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny |
| 窃盗犯 | せっとうはん settouhan | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 強盗 | ごうとう goutou | robber; mugger |
| 盗難 | とうなん tounan | theft; robbery |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.