Japanese symbol for “shoplifting”
万引き
まんびき
Romaji: manbiki
shoplifting; shoplifter
In Japanese, shoplifting is 万引き, read まんびき (manbiki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt shoplifting; shoplifter
Written forms: 万引き、万引. Readings: まんびき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shoplifting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルパン | ルパン rupan | shoplifting; shoplifter |
| パクリ | パクリ pakuri | snatching; stealing; pilfering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万能 | ばんのう bannou | all-purpose; utility; universal |
| 万一 | まんいち man'ichi | (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1 |
| 万歳 | ばんざい banzai | banzai; hurray; hurrah |
| 万全 | ばんぜん banzen | perfection; flawlessness |
| 万事 | ばんじ banji | all; everything |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
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.