窃

See also: 竊

窃 U+7A83, 窃 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A83 ← 窂 [U+7A82] CJK Unified Ideographs 窄 → [U+7A84]

Translingual

Japanese	窃
Simplified	窃
Traditional	竊

Han character

窃 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+4, 9 strokes, cangjie input 十金心尸竹 (JCPSH), composition ⿱穴切)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 864, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25453
• Dae Jaweon: page 1292, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2723, character 3
• Unihan data for U+7A83

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 窃 – see 竊 (“to steal; thief; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 竊).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	窃
Kyūjitai	竊

Kanji

窃

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 竊)

1. to steal
2. secret, private

Readings

• Go-on: せち (sechi)
• Kan-on: せつ (setsu, Jōyō)
• Kun: ぬすむ (nusumu, 窃む); ひそか (hisoka, 窃か)

Compounds

• 窃取(せっしゅ) (sesshu): theft, to steal
• 窃盗(せっとう) (settō): theft