泥どろ棒ぼう

also: どろぼー

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

泥棒する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a person who steals, including a thief in general, a burglar who breaks into a place, or a robber in context.

Used as a noun for the act or incident of stealing. Common in phrases such as 泥棒に入る and 泥棒に入られる for burglary.

steal; commit theft

As 泥棒する, it means to steal something; it is more casual and less standard-sounding than 盗む or formal 窃盗する.

〈場ば所しょ〉に泥どろ棒ぼうが入はいるa thief breaks into a place
隣となりの家いえに泥どろ棒ぼうが入はいったらしい。
It seems a burglar broke into the house next door.
泥どろ棒ぼうに入はいられるto have one's home burglarized
留る守す中ちゅうに泥どろ棒ぼうに入はいられてしまった。
My house was burglarized while I was away.
泥どろ棒ぼうを捕つかまえるto catch a thief
警けい察さつがその泥どろ棒ぼうを捕つかまえた。
The police caught the thief.
泥どろ棒ぼうに遭あうto fall victim to theft
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに泥どろ棒ぼうに遭あった。
I was robbed while traveling.

粉こな屋やの泥どろ棒ぼうheavily made-up woman; flour-shop burglar
泥どろ棒ぼうに追おい銭せんthrowing good money after bad
近おう江み泥どろ棒ぼう伊い勢せ乞こ食じきŌmi robbers, Ise beggars
人ひとを見みたら泥どろ棒ぼうと思おもえdon't trust strangers; always assume the worst of people
嘘うそつきは泥どろ棒ぼうの始はじまりlying is the first step to stealing; show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
泥どろ棒ぼうを捕とらえて縄なわを綯なうstarting something too late; acting after the fact; closing the stable door after the horse has bolted

窃せっ盗とう sense 2
窃盗 is the formal, legal term for theft, while 泥棒 is the everyday word for the same act or for a thief.
強ごう盗とうN3sense 1
強盗 specifically means robbery involving force or threats, whereas 泥棒 covers stealing in general, including quiet burglary.
空あき巣す sense 1
空き巣 is a burglar (or burglary) who targets an empty house specifically, while 泥棒 is the general word for a thief.
盗ぬすむN4
盗む is the standard verb for 'to steal,' while 泥棒する is a more casual, colloquial way to say the same thing.

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すりN4
泥棒 is the general word for a thief or burglar, while すり specifically means a pickpocket who steals from a person's clothing or bag in public.
泥どろN3
泥棒 is the standard, complete word for 'thief'; 泥 is its casual, spoken-language abbreviation used in the same sense.
盗とう賊ぞく
泥棒 is the everyday word for a thief or burglar, while 盗賊 sounds dramatic or literary and often implies a gang or historical/fantasy setting.
怪かい盗とう
泥棒 is an ordinary, everyday thief or burglar, while 怪盗 is a stylish, elusive fictional thief with a code of honor.
盗ぬすみN1
泥棒 is a common, everyday word that can mean both 'thief' and the act of stealing, while 盗み refers only to the act itself.
万まん引びきN1
泥棒 is a general word for a thief or burglar, whereas 万引き refers specifically to someone who steals goods from a shop.

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泥どろ棒ぼうUsage86%
Standard and common kanji spelling.
どろぼうUsage8%
ドロボーUsage4%
search-only kana form
Search-only katakana spelling with a prolonged vowel; may appear in casual or emphatic writing, but 泥棒 is standard.
ドロボウUsage2%
泥どろ坊ぼうUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji variant given; 泥棒 is the normal spelling.

The historical derivation of どろぼう is uncertain. 泥棒 is the conventional modern spelling; the rare variant 泥坊 is also attested but not normally used.