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こそどろ
Kanji
こそ泥
Noun
Japanese Meaning
こそ泥。こっそりと人の物を盗む、こそこそした小泥棒。 / 大きな犯罪ではなく、比較的軽微な窃盗を行う者。 / 金品などを狙う、常習的な軽犯罪者。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人のいえなどに こっそり入り すこしだけ おかねや ものを ぬすむ人
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
小偷 / 窃贼 / 小毛贼
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
小偷 / 小盜賊 / 偷竊者
Korean Meaning
좀도둑 / 소규모 절도범
Vietnamese Meaning
kẻ trộm vặt / tên trộm lén lút / trộm hạng nhỏ
Tagalog Meaning
maliitang magnanakaw / kawatán na maliliit lang ang ninanakaw / magnanakaw ng mumunting bagay
Sense（1）
petty thief; small-time thief
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こそどろ
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The petty thief stole the wallet in the middle of the night.
The petty thief stole the wallet in the middle of the night.
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そのこそどろは、夜中に財布を盗んだ。
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