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泥棒

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

泥棒 — “thief, burglar, robber”

泥棒 (read どろぼう) means thief, burglar, robber. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

どろぼう

Meaning

thief, burglar, robber

泥棒 in a sentence

昨夜さくや、家いえに泥棒どろぼうが入りはいりました。

Last night a burglar broke into the house.

The kanji in 泥棒

泥mud
棒stick, rod

Words that share a kanji with 泥棒

泥どろ— mud
棒ぼう— stick, pole, rod

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