盗む

• 読み: ぬすむ
• ローマ字: nusumu
• 漢字の分解: 盗 (tou/nusu) — steal, rob
• 発音: /nɯ.sɯ.mɯ/

意味

To steal; to rob. Describes taking something that belongs to someone else without permission.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with a む ending. Used for both petty theft and larger crimes. Also appears in figurative expressions such as 技を盗む (to steal techniques, meaning to learn by observing) and 目を盗む (to do something when no one is looking).

例文

1. 財布を盗まれて警察に届けました。
2. プロの技を盗むつもりでよく観察した。
3. 誰かが自転車を盗んだらしいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: crime, news, figurative speech

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 盗 combines 次 (next, covet) and 皿 (dish, vessel), evoking the image of coveting another's possessions.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal