着服|ちゃくふくchakufuku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbembezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing
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Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 着服する(ちゃくふくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 着服します(ちゃくふくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 着服しない(ちゃくふくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 着服しません(ちゃくふくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 着服せず・着服せぬ(ちゃくふくせず・ちゃくふくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 着服した(ちゃくふくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 着服しました(ちゃくふくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 着服しなかった(ちゃくふくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 着服しませんでした(ちゃくふくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 着服して(ちゃくふくして) |
| Potential | 着服できる(ちゃくふくできる) |
| Passive | 着服される(ちゃくふくされる) |
| Causative | 着服させる(ちゃくふくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 着服させられる(ちゃくふくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 着服すれば(ちゃくふくすれば) |
| tara | 着服したら(ちゃくふくしたら) |
| Volitional | 着服しよう(ちゃくふくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 着服しましょう(ちゃくふくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 着服しろ(ちゃくふくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym横領おうりょうFormalFormal legal term for the crime of illegally appropriating another's or public property, as in 「業務上横領」; more formal than 「着服」.
- Related窃盗せっとうWrittenWritten legal term for theft; stresses secretly stealing property under someone else's control, not pocketing money in one's own keeping.
- Related盗みぬすみNeutralEveryday word for stealing; centers on the act of taking something, without the nuance of misappropriating money entrusted to you.
- Related横奪おうだつWrittenRare written word for seizing or usurping what belongs to others by force; not used for quietly pocketing funds.
- Related窃取せっしゅWrittenWritten word stressing the act of taking something away unnoticed; it appears mainly in legal documents.
- Related盗取とうしゅWrittenRare written synonym of 「窃取」; stresses secretly taking something away.
- Related窃盗行為せっとうこういFormalFormal phrase for theft as a criminal act; does not specifically mean embezzling money in one's care.
- Antonym返却へんきゃくNeutralReturning something borrowed or received; the opposite of pocketing entrusted money.
Use 「着服」 for secretly pocketing money or goods in your keeping, as in 「会費を着服する」. For the legal charge, use 「横領」; for ordinary stealing, 「盗み」 or 「窃盗」. 「窃取」 belongs to legal documents, 「横奪」 and 「盗取」 are rare, and 「返却」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


