Word Meaning 盗人にも三分の理

ぬすびとにもさんぶのり nusubitonimosambu no ri

盗人にも三分の理 is read as ぬすびとにもさんぶのり (nusubitonimosambu no ri) and means the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext.

Meaning

English

the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext
even thieves have their reasons

Reading

Kana

ぬすびとにもさんぶのり

Romaji

nusubitonimosambu no ri

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 95624 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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盗人

ぬすっと

thief

盗人

ぬすびと

thief

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

盗人の昼寝

ぬすびとのひるね

there's a reason behind every action

盗人猫

ぬすっとねこ

thieving cat

盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり

ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなり

the doting parent's purse is plundered

盗人上戸

ぬすびとじょうご

person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy

盗人に追い銭

ぬすっとにおいせん

throwing good money after bad

盗人根性

ぬすっとこんじょう

thievish nature (character)

盗人猛々しい

ぬすっとたけだけしい

brazen-faced (about one's misdeed)

人員整理

じんいんせいり

workforce reduction

分解修理

ぶんかいしゅうり

(complete) overhaul