Word Meaning 盗人に追い銭

ぬすっとにおいせん nusutto ni oisen

盗人に追い銭 is read as ぬすっとにおいせん (nusutto ni oisen) and means throwing good money after bad.

Meaning

English

  1. throwing good money after bad

Reading

Kana

ぬすっとにおいせん

Romaji

nusutto ni oisen

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 84771 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盗人猛々しい

ぬすとたけだけしい

brazen-faced (about one's misdeed)

追い銭

おいせん

money paid in addition

泥棒に追い銭

どろぼうにおいせん

throwing good money after bad

盗人

ぬすと

thief

盗人上戸

ぬすっとじょうご

person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy

盗人根性

ぬすっとこんじょう

thievish nature (character)

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

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

個人情報窃盗

こじんじょうほうせっとう

identity theft