steal

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 盗 has 11 strokes and means to steal what belongs to someone else.
• Basic usage: 盗む is read ぬすむ, and 盗難 is read とうなん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Stealing and a theft
  • 鍵を盗んだ means stole a key.
  • The 盗 in 盗難 is read とう.
  • 自転車の盗難 means bicycle theft.
  • 盗む describes the action of stealing, while 盗難 names an incident in which something is stolen.