Word Meaning 人を見たら泥棒と思え

ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ hito o mitaradorobou to omoe

人を見たら泥棒と思え is read as ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ (hito o mitaradorobou to omoe) and means don't trust strangers.

Meaning

English

  1. don't trust strangers
  2. always assume the worst (of people)

Reading

Kana

ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ

Romaji

hito o mitaradorobou to omoe

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 112101 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人見知り

ひとみしり

shyness

人相見

にんそうみ

physiognomist

人思い

ひとおもい

consideration for others

人間の思考

にんげんのしこう

human thought

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

個人的意見

こじんてきいけん

personal opinion

成年被後見人

せいねんひこうけんにん

adult ward

棒人間

ぼうにんげん

stick figure

泥人形

どろにんぎょう

clay doll

泥棒政治家

どろぼうせいじか

kleptocrat

火事場泥棒

かじばどろぼう

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

Example Sentences

1

Never trust a stranger.