Word Meaning こそこそ泥棒

こそこそどろぼう kosokosodorobou

こそこそ泥棒 is read as こそこそどろぼう (kosokosodorobou) and means sneak thief.

Meaning

English

  1. sneak thief
  2. petty thief
  3. cat burglar

Reading

Kana

こそこそどろぼう

Romaji

kosokosodorobou

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 146555 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

火事場泥棒

かじばどろぼう

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

税金泥棒

ぜいきんどろぼう

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)

説教泥棒

せっきょうどろぼう

preaching burglar

月給泥棒

げっきゅうどろぼう

freeloader

給料泥棒

きゅうりょうどろぼう

(work) shirker

大泥棒

おおどろぼう

master thief

持ってけ泥棒

もってけどろぼう

it's (so cheap it's) a steal!

車泥棒

くるまどろぼう

auto theft

宝石泥棒

ほうせきどろぼう

jewel thief

牛泥棒

うしどろぼう

rustler

花泥棒

はなどろぼう

flower thief