窃
窃 — Stealth
stealth, steal, secret, private, hushed
On’yomiセツ (setsu)
Kun’yomiぬすむ (nusumu)
Kun’yomiひそか (hisoka)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 窃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窃盗 | せっとう settou | theft; stealing; larceny |
Study notes
窃 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1871 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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