Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 空き巣(あきす) in Japanese

空き巣, 空巣, 明き巣
Kana Reading
あきす
Romaji
akisu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar
    Example sentence
    空巣やられた Our house was robbed while we were away.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    empty nest

Examples of 空き巣, 空巣, 明き巣, あきす in a sentence

  • 空巣やられた

    Our house was robbed while we were away.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: す, す.くう

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

On'Yomi: クウ

Kun'Yomi: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

bright, light

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'Yomi: あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす

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