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Meaning of 夜盗(やとう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 夜盗

Kana Reading やとう

Romaji yatō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`

Meaning

night burglar

Examples of 夜盗, やとう in a sentence

２人の警官は夜盗を逮捕した。２人は夜盗がミラー夫人宅にしのび込もうとした現場を押さえたのだ。

Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.
２人の警官は夜盗を逮捕した。２人は夜盗がミラー夫人宅にしのび込もうとした現場を押さえたのだ。

Two policemen arrested a burglar. They caught him sneaking into Mrs. Miller's.

Related Kanji

盗 JLPT 3

11 strokes

steal, rob, pilfer

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: ぬす.む, ぬす.み

夜 JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる