Word Meaning 盗み読み

ぬすみよみ nusumiyomi

盗み読み is read as ぬすみよみ (nusumiyomi) and means reading over someone's shoulder.

Meaning

English

reading over someone's shoulder
reading (someone else's letter, diary, etc.) surreptitiously
reading secretly

Reading

Kana

ぬすみよみ

Romaji

nusumiyomi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 144301 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盗み

ぬすみ

stealing

盗人

ぬすと

thief

盗む

ぬすむ

to do during scant time

盗難

とうなん

theft

盗作

とうさく

plagiarism

盗品

とうひん

stolen goods

盗用

とうよう

embezzlement

盗人にも三分の理

ぬすびとにもさんぶのり

the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext

盗人の上前を取る

ぬすびとのうわまえをとる

taking a cut from a thief's plunder

一点読み

いってんよみ

prediction of another player's winning tile or yaku

文選読み

もんぜんよみ

reading kanbun by pronouncing a word with its on reading followed by its kun reading

回し読み

まわしよみ

reading a book in turn