Word Meaning 盗聴

とうちょう touchou

盗聴 is read as とうちょう (touchou) and means interception (email).

Meaning

English

interception (email)
wiretap
bug

Reading

Kana

とうちょう

Romaji

touchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 盗み聞き,聴く Rank 15170 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盗聴器

とうちょうき

listening device

電話盗聴

でんわとうちょう

phone tapping

盗塁

とうるい

base stealing

盗賊

とうぞく

thief

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

視聴

しちょう

(public) attention

傍聴

ぼうちょう

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)

傾聴

けいちょう

listening closely

難聴

なんちょう

having poor reception (radio, etc.)

一向聴

いーしゃんてん

one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)

一聴

いっちょう

listening to once

広報広聴

こうほうこうちょう

information dispersal (e.g. PR)