盗み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
盗
ぬす Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
盜み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 盗(ぬす)む (nusumu, “to steal”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぬすみ [nùsúmíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [nɯ̟sɨmʲi]

Noun

盗(ぬす)み • (nusumi)

theft
彼女(かのじょ)は盗(ぬす)みを働(はたら)く。
Kanojo wa nusumi o hataraku.
She commits theft.

Troponyms

強盗(ごうとう) (gōtō)
万引(まんび)き (manbiki)
置(お)き引(び)き (okibiki)
窃盗(せっとう) (settō)
スリ (suri)

Verb

盗(ぬす)み • (nusumi)

stem or continuative form of 盗む (nusumu) [godan]

See also

盗難(とうなん) (tōnan)