盗聴

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
盜聽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 盜聽 (MC dawH theng, “lit. steal a listen”). Compare modern Mandarin 盜聽盗听.

Pronunciation

Noun

(とう)(ちょう) (tōchōたうちやう (tautyau)?

  1. wiretapping, bugging
  2. eavesdropping
    米国政府(べいこくせいふ)盗聴(とうちょう)疑惑(ぎわく)説明(せつめい)()われている。
    Beikoku seifu wa tōchō giwaku no setsumei ni owarete iru.
    The US government is pressed for explanation on the suspicion of its wiretapping programs.

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Verb

(とう)(ちょう)する (tōchō suruたうちやう (tautyau)?transitive suru (stem (とう)(ちょう) (tōchō shi), past (とう)(ちょう)した (tōchō shita))

  1. to wiretap, to bug a room, to spy on communications
  2. to eavesdrop

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN