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巨盗 (きょとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ盗とう

Meanings

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noun

big-time robber; great thief

Refers to a notorious or large-scale robber; somewhat literary or dramatic in tone.

その巨きょ盗とうはついに逮たい捕ほされた。
The big-time robber was finally arrested.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
盗steal, rob, pilfer

Similar words

大おお泥どろ棒ぼう
More common and colloquial term for a big thief or great robber.

Etymology

Compound of 巨 (きょ, 'huge') and 盗 (とう, 'steal' or 'thief'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'great thief'.