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盗 means 'steal'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1070   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-20    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 33    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 48 words   Used in 108 words   Used in 10 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   トウ
Kun
   ぬす to steal
Kun    ぬす
  
⿱   next   dish  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 盗 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 盗 is used 101 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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トウ : 77 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. robber; mugger
2. robbery; burglary
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ぬす : 23 words FIND ALL
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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ぬす (read as ぬすみ) : 1 word FIND ALL
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surreptitious glance; looking furtively  (see also: 盗み見る)
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An additional 7 less common words include 盗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1649  Joy o' Kanji : 1649  Key to Kanji:

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トウ   ぬす to steal   
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ジ   シ   つぎ next   つ to come after   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
ice   
さら dish   
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