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窃盗癖 (せっとうへき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

窃せっ盗とう癖へき

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Meanings

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noun

A psychological compulsion to steal, often without economic motive. Used in clinical and everyday contexts.

彼かれは窃せっ盗とう癖へきの治ち療りょうを受うけている。
He is receiving treatment for kleptomania.
窃せっ盗とう癖へきは精せい神しん疾しっ患かんの一

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Kleptomania is considered a mental disorder.

Kanji

窃stealth, steal, secret
盗steal, rob, pilfer
癖mannerism, habit, vice

Similar words

万まん引びき
Refers to shoplifting as an act, not necessarily a compulsion. 窃盗癖 is the clinical condition.
盗とう癖へき
A broader term for a habitual tendency to steal, not limited to the clinical diagnosis of kleptomania.

Etymology

Compound of 窃盗 (theft) and 癖 (habit, tendency). The term is a direct translation of the English 'kleptomania'.