Illustration: On a crowded Japanese shopping street, a shopper turns toward a produce display while their shoulder bag hangs slightly open behind them. A stranger standing close slips two fingers into the bag and draws out the shopper’s wallet, shielding the movement with a folded jacket over the other arm.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

盗ぬすむ

nusumu

to steal

Example sentences

  1. 盗ぬすむのは悪わるいことだ。

    It is bad to steal.

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  2. 時計とけいを盗ぬすまれた。

    I had my watch stolen.

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  3. 現金げんきんを盗ぬすまれた。

    Someone stole my cash.

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Kanji in 盗

  • 盗steal; robOnトウKunぬすむ・ぬすみ

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