盗聴

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 盗聴 is read as とうちょう and means “wiretapping” and “eavesdropping”.
• Basic usage: It appears in detecting a wiretap in a detective story and examining a wiretapping case in a mock trial.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 盗聴に気づく / 盗聴を題材にする
  • It denotes covert listening and combines with discovery or case treatment, as in 盗聴に気づく and 盗聴を題材にする.