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) 

1. 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)

See also

• 盗難(とうなん) (tōnan)