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泥棒 (どろぼう): thief; burglar — Japanese vocabulary

泥棒 is read どろぼう and means "thief; burglar". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

泥棒

Reading
どろぼう · dorobou
Translation
thief; burglar
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
どろぼうが

Example

隣の家に泥棒が入りました。

となりのいえにどろぼうがはいりました。

A burglar broke into the house next door.

Kanji in this word

  • 泥 — mud
  • 棒 — stick, pole

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