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盗る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	盗とる	盗とらない
Polite	盗とります	盗とりません
Past polite	盗とりました	盗とりませんでした
Past	盗とった	盗とらなかった
Te-form	盗とって	盗とらないで
Desire	盗とりたい	盗とりたくない
Potential	盗とれる	盗とれない
Passive	盗とられる	盗とられない
Causative	盗とらせる	盗とらせない
Causative passive	盗とらせられるalso 盗とらされる	盗とらせられないalso 盗とらされない
Volitional	盗とろう
Polite volitional	盗とりましょう
Imperative	盗とれ	盗とるな
Conditional	盗とれば	盗とらなければ
Tara conditional	盗とったら	盗とらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

steal; take unlawfully

Used for taking someone else's property without permission. Often interchangeable with 盗む (ぬすむ), but 盗る can sound slightly more casual or direct. The cross-reference to 取る (sense 6) indicates a specific nuance of taking something in a dishonest or sneaky way.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉〉を盗とるto steal something
誰だれかが私わたしの傘かさを盗とった。
Someone stole my umbrella.
〈人ひと〉〉から〈物もの〉〉を盗とるto steal something from someone
犯はん人にんは店てん員いんから金かねを盗とった。
The criminal stole money from the store clerk.

Kanji

盗steal, rob, pilfer

Related words

盗ぬすむN4
盗む is the more common, general word for stealing (including abstract things like glances or ideas), while 盗る is used for physically taking someone's belongings and sounds more casual or direct.

Don't confuse with

取とるN5
取る is the neutral verb for 'to take' in general, while 盗る (same reading) is written specifically to mark the act as theft, so context or kanji choice is needed to tell them apart.

Written forms

盗とる
Standard kanji spelling for 'to steal', distinct from 取る (to take) and 撮る (to take a photo).
とるUsage100%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, but the kanji 盗る clarifies the meaning of stealing.

Etymology

The kanji 盗 means 'steal' or 'rob', and the reading とる is the same as the general verb 取る (to take). The specific spelling 盗る is used to explicitly denote theft, distinguishing it from other homophonous verbs.