Japanese symbol for “stealing”
盗み
ぬすみ
Romaji: nusumi
stealing; theft
In Japanese, stealing is 盗み, read ぬすみ (nusumi).
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Meanings
- n stealing; theft
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stealing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 横取り | よこどり yokodori | snatching; stealing; seizure |
| 失敬 | しっけい shikkei | taking without permission; stealing; pinching |
| 窃取 | せっしゅ sesshu | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 盗掠 | とうりゃく touryaku | stealing; looting; plundering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 盗塁 | とうるい tourui | base stealing; steal; stolen base |
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.