泥棒

Meanings

1. thief; burglar; robber
2. theft; burglary; robbery

Part of speech: noun, suru verb, transitive

Kanji

• 泥

  Meanings

  mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

  On reading

  デイ、ナイ、デ、ニ

  Kun reading

  どろ、なず.む

  Strokes

  8

• 棒

  Meanings

  rod, stick, cane, pole

  On reading

  ボウ

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• そこの乞食が泥棒である事がわかった。

  The beggar turned out to be a thief.

  Tatoeba #213632 · CC BY 2.0 FR