狗盗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
とう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
狗盜 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(とう) (kutō

  1. (idiomatic) sneak thief, literally "to steal like a dog"

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN