steal, secret
On'yomi (音読み)
- セツ
- エツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ぬす.む
About this kanji
The kanji 窃 primarily means to steal or act in secret. It is often used in nouns and can also be found in some verbs, particularly with its kun'yomi reading, ぬす.む, which means "to steal." Common compounds include 窃盗 (せっとう), meaning "theft," which refers to the act of stealing, and 窃気 (せっき), which describes "stealthy behavior" often associated with sneaking or being secretive. Another interesting compound is 窃笑 (せっしょう), meaning "sneering laughter," which suggests a hidden joy in secret mischief. A usage note is that while it relates to negative actions, it can also capture nuances of secrecy in various contexts.
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Example sentences
彼は窃盗の疑いをかけられた。
He was suspected of theft.
Meanings across languages
- English
- steal, secret
- Tiếng Việt
- trộm, bí mật
- 日本語
- 盗む, 内緒
- 한국어
- 훔치다, 비밀
- 中文
- 偷窃, 秘密
- id
- mencuri, rahasia
- th
- ขโมย, ความลับ
- es
- robar, secreto
- fr
- voler, secret
- de
- stehlen, geheim
- pt
- roubar, segredo
Common compounds
- 窃盗せっとうtheft
- 窃気せっきstealthy behavior
- 窃笑せっしょうsneering laughter
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