11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

steal, rob, pilfer

Kun'yomi
  • to steal ②to plagiarize ③to do stealthily ④to do during scant time
  • stealing
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ぬすぬす 55.3%
トウ 44.7%

Character Breakdown

steal, rob, pilfer
ぬす.む トウ (7th, N3)
next, order, sequence
つぎ ジ つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

to steal ②to plagiarize ③to do stealthily ④to do during scant time
mysterious thief
robber ②robbery
to steal (from a person)
to steal a glance (at)
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References

Unicode hex code 76D7
JIS X 0208 1-37-80
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3115
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3894
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2670
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3309
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1714
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2327
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1451
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1559
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 957
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1026
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23000
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1649
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1100
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1151
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 757
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1465
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 268
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1372
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1463
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5h6.2
Four corner code 3710.7
De Roo Code 374