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盗る (とる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
steal ; take unlawfully
Used for taking someone else's property without permission. Often interchangeable with 盗む (ぬすむ), but 盗る can sound slightly more casual or direct. The cross-reference to 取る (sense 6) indicates a specific nuance of taking something in a dishonest or sneaky way.
See also: 取る
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You must not steal other people's things.
Written forms 盗と る
Standard kanji spelling for 'to steal', distinct from 取る (to take) and 撮る (to take a photo).
とる Usage 100%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, but the kanji 盗る clarifies the meaning of stealing.
Similar words 盗ぬす む Both mean 'to steal', but 盗む is more common and can be used for abstract things like ideas or glances, while 盗る is more concrete and often implies taking physical objects.
取と る 取る is the general verb for 'to take'. Sense 6 of 取る overlaps with 盗る, meaning to take something dishonestly or sneakily, but 盗る explicitly marks the action as theft.
Etymology The kanji 盗 means 'steal' or 'rob', and the reading とる is the same as the general verb 取る (to take). The specific spelling 盗る is used to explicitly denote theft, distinguishing it from other homophonous verbs.
