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What does 泥棒 (どろぼう, dorobou) mean?

泥棒 (どろぼう, dorobou) means thief, burglar.

Quick facts
Readingどろぼう
Romajidorobou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
どろぼう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondorobou

thief, burglar

GenkiGenki 21
  1. 1noun thief; burglar; robber
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive theft; burglary; robbery

Example sentences

  • A thief stole my wallet.

  • A burglar broke into the house next door yesterday.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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