Word Meaning 説教泥棒

せっきょうどろぼう sekkyoudorobou

説教泥棒 is read as せっきょうどろぼう (sekkyoudorobou) and means preaching burglar.

Meaning

English

preaching burglar
burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes

Reading

Kana

せっきょうどろぼう

Romaji

sekkyoudorobou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 129424 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

火事場泥棒

かじばどろぼう

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

税金泥棒

ぜいきんどろぼう

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)

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

宝石泥棒

ほうせきどろぼう

jewel thief

牛泥棒

うしどろぼう

rustler

花泥棒

はなどろぼう

flower thief

粉屋の泥棒

こなやのどろぼう

heavily made-up woman