Shirabe
泥棒 を 捕らえて 縄 を 綯う

泥棒どろぼう

Common Noun
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb ladrón
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) thief;burglar;robber
そこの乞食が泥棒である事がわかった。
The beggar turned out to be a thief.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb theft;burglary;robbery
Other forms 泥坊 【どろぼう】 (rarely used kanji form)
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expressions (phrasesGodan verb with 'u' ending proverb starting something in the eleventh hour;have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain;don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen;braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
See also: 泥縄 (どろなわ), 泥縄式 (どろなわしき)
Other forms 泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう 【どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう】