Word Meaning 火事場泥棒

かじばどろぼう kajibadorobou

火事場泥棒 is read as かじばどろぼう (kajibadorobou) and means someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime.

Meaning

English

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
looter
thief at the scene of a fire

Reading

Kana

かじばどろぼう

Romaji

kajibadorobou

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 119203 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

火事泥

かじどろ

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

火事場

かじば

scene of a fire

火かき棒

ひかきぼう

fire hook

火山泥流

かざんでいりゅう

volcanic mudflow

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

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