盗み|ぬすみnusumi[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounstealing; theft
   その少年しょうねんは盗ぬすみをしかねない。↗

   The boy is capable of robbery.

• Synonym窃盗せっとうNeutralTheft as an offense, mostly in legal and news usage, as in 「窃盗の容疑」; it can also mean the thief. 「盗み」 is the native-Japanese word.
• Synonym偸盗ちゅうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose for stealing; a Buddhist precept term, as in 「偸盗戒」; rare.
• Related泥棒どろぼうNeutralThe everyday colloquial word for a thief or for stealing, as in 「泥棒に入られる」; the most common choice in speech.
• Related略奪りゃくだつNeutralPlunder or looting, as in 「略奪行為」; stresses openly seizing things by violence rather than stealthy theft.
• Related横領おうりょうNeutralEmbezzlement, as in 「公金横領」; the key is that the culprit keeps for himself property of others or the public that was in his own care.
• Related着服ちゃくふくNeutralPocketing funds for oneself, as in 「寄付金を着服する」; close to 「横領」 but somewhat more colloquial.
• Related横取りよこどりNeutralColloquial word for snatching something away, as in 「手柄を横取りする」; also used of taking credit for someone's work.
• Related横奪おうだつWrittenWritten/formal prose for seizing something by force; rare — say 「横取り」 or 「略奪」 instead.
• Related窃取せっしゅWrittenA legal term for stealing, as in 「情報を窃取する」; leans written/formal.
• Related窃盗罪せっとうざいNeutralThe criminal charge of theft itself, as in 「窃盗罪で逮捕」; a legal term, not a general word for the act.
• Related盗犯とうはんWrittenPolice-statistics term for theft offenses, as in 「盗犯係」; rare and written/formal.
• Related盗取とうしゅWrittenWritten/formal word for stealing; rare — the verb 「盗む」 is the normal choice.
• Related窃盗行為せっとうこういNeutralThe act of theft as an offense, as in 「窃盗行為を働く」; mostly legal and news usage.
• Antonym返却へんきゃくNeutralReturning something, as in 「本を返却する」; the opposite of 「盗み」, taking what belongs to someone else.

For the act of stealing, use 「盗み」, as in 「盗みを働く」 — a native-Japanese word. In legal and news contexts say 「窃盗」; for a thief, 「泥棒」; for pocketing entrusted funds, 「横領」. The opposite is 「返却」, returning something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 他人たにんの物ものを盗ぬすむこと。窃盗せっとう。盗人ぬすびと。