# 盗 steal by stealth

次 (next) + 皿 (plate)
★★★★☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

TOU |

## Mnemonic

| I stole your plate, next time I'll come back and steal your TOES.

## Kunyomi

ぬす*む | to steal - in a sneaky, burglar way ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

強盗(ごうとう) する | jack fools ★★☆☆☆ FP 強 (burly) + 盗 (steal by stealth) = 強盗 (jack fools) to steal in a violent, mugging kind of way.
盗撮(とうさつ) | hidden camera ★☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 撮 (photo-shoot) = 盗撮 (hidden camera) take a sneak picture, usually of a woman dropping a deuce in a public restroom. Also known as 'ninjashotting.'
盗作(とうさく) する | plagiarism ☆☆☆☆☆ 盗 (steal by stealth) + 作 (make) = 盗作 (plagiarism ) plagiarism - biting of one's style by a sucker MC.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
資 | capital (as in $$$) | MONEY | 貝
盗 | steal by stealth | PLATE | 皿
姿 | someone's shape, body, form | WOMAN | 女

Capitalism means money is GREAT.

You steal a PLATE,

but the WOMAN's body makes you want to MATE.

Way to go, pervert. That's your mom.