noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
shoplifting; shoplifter
Refers to the act of shoplifting or a person who shoplifts. Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean 'to shoplift'.
万引きは犯罪です。
Shoplifting is a crime.
彼は本屋でCDを万引きした。
He shoplifted a CD at the bookstore.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana; also common, especially in signs or headlines.
Derived from 万 (many) and 引き (pulling), originally referring to pulling many items from a store, i.e., shoplifting.