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どろぼう
泥棒
げんこうはん
現行犯
つかまった
The thief was caught in the act.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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thief; burglar; robber; theft
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noun
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
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Most common form: 捕まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be arrested  (usu. 捕まる)
2. to hold on to; to grasp  (usu. 掴まる; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
デイ   どろ mud   
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ニ   あま nun   
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corpse
さじ spoon   
スイ   みず water   
ボウ    pole, stick   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ホウ   ブ   たてまつ to present, offer, revere   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわ to show   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
ハン   crime   おか to commit a crime   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
seal
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