Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 盗とう 賊ぞく が 出で る bandits appear in a place
Long ago, it was said that bandits appeared in this mountain.
盗とう 賊ぞく に 襲おそ われる to be attacked by bandits
We were attacked by bandits during our journey.
盗とう 賊ぞく を 退たい 治じ する to defeat/exterminate bandits
The heroes defeated the bandits that had been tormenting the village.
盗とう 賊ぞく の 一いち 団だん a band/gang of bandits
We encountered a band of bandits in the forest.
Related words· 6 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.
強盗 specifically denotes a robber who uses violence or threats and is the legal term for robbery, whereas 盗賊 is a broader, less technical word for bandits or thieves.
賊 is a terse, classical term for a villain or bandit, while 盗賊 is the fuller, more common compound used to describe the same kind of person.
怪盗 refers to a clever, mysterious thief often seen in fiction, while 盗賊 covers thieves and bandits more generally without implying cunning or disguise.
Show 2 more Show fewer 盗賊 is a general term for thieves or robbers of any kind, while 山賊 specifically denotes bandits who operate in mountainous or remote areas.
盗賊 is a general term for bandits or robbers on land, while 海賊 specifically means pirates who attack ships at sea.
Written forms 盗とう 賊ぞく Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; the word is almost always written this way.
トウゾク Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 盗 (steal) and 賊 (bandit, rebel). The word has been used since classical times to refer to thieves and outlaws.
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