Illustration: Inside a crowded commuter train, a standing passenger grips an overhead strap and looks toward the carriage door. Immediately behind them, another passenger slides a wallet halfway out of their coat pocket, keeping the stealing hand hidden beneath a folded jacket.

すり

suri

pickpocket

Example sentences

私わたしはすりにやられた。
My pocket was picked.
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彼かれはすりの襟首えりくびを掴つかんだ。
He seized the pickpocket by the collar.
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すりは人ひとごみの中なかに消きえた。
The pickpocket disappeared into the crowd.
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