Illustration: Inside the living room of a small detached house, a furtive stranger crouches beside an open drawer and slips a jewelry case into a plain shoulder bag. Through the broad front window, the resident family can be seen wheeling suitcases down the lane away from the house.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

空あき巣す

akisu

burglar targeting empty homes

It can also mean a burglary of an empty home. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. トムは空あき巣すを捕つかまえた。

    Tom caught an intruder in his house.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 空巣あきすにやられた。

    Our house was robbed while we were away.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 近所きんじょで空あき巣すが続つづいている。

    There has been a series of burglaries of empty homes in the neighborhood.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 空巣

  • 空empty; skyOnクウKunそら・あく・あき
  • 巣nest; rookeryOnソウKunす・すくう

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