火事場泥棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火 事 場 泥 棒
か
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 3 		ば
Grade: 2 		どろ
Grade: S 		ぼう
Grade: 6
goon kun'yomi on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かじばどろぼー [kàjíbádóꜜròbòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ʑiba̠do̞ɾo̞bo̞ː]

Noun

火(か)事(じ)場(ば)泥(どろ)棒(ぼう) • (kajiba dorobō) ←くわじばどろばう (kwazibadorobau)?

  1. looter at the scene of a fire (abbr. 火(か)事(じ)泥(どろ) (kajidoro))
  2. (figurative) someone who takes advantage of confusion for dishonest personal gain
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