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窃 means 'stealth'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 2797   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-49    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 17 words   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セツ
Additional readings
Kun    ぬすむ   ひそか
Variants
竊  
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By reading about everything from art heists to kleptomania, learn to say that a person is suspected of theft, is charged with theft, and is guilty of theft. Find out what there is to steal from Japanese temples and how such thefts have played out internationally. See whether or not the Japanese have traditionally protected their property and whether or not thievery has been an issue in Japan.
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Components
⿱  穴 hole  切 cut  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 窃 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 窃 is used 17 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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セツ (read as せっ) : 13 words FIND ALL
せ っ と う 0 せ っ と う 3
theft; stealing; larceny
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セツ : 3 words FIND ALL
ひ ょ う せ つ 0
plagiarism; piracy
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ひそか : 1 word FIND ALL
ひ そ か 2 ひ そ か 1
Most common form: 密か
secret; private; surreptitious
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Additional data
Henshall: 1488  Joy o' Kanji : 1488  Key to Kanji: - 

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窃
セツ    stealth   
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切
セツ   サイ   きる to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
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