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Hyuga NejiSabaku no Gaara
05-18-2008, 01:31 PM
OK. I really need help here. Cuz' my fave character in a show's name
means thief in Japanese. And I have never heard his name before, and
I can't find it anywhere! Plz help...:(

sataned
05-18-2008, 03:35 PM
tooo many words meaning thief in the japanese language... so choose one i guess lol...

nusubito/nusutto - Thief

dorobou - Thief, theft, robber

touzoku - Thief, Robber

kusemono - villain, thief, suspicious fellow

sozoku - petty thief

toorima - phantom thief

kaitou - Mysterious (phantom) thief

akisu/akisunerai/ - Sneaky thief

hirutonbi - sneaky thief

kosodoro - Sneaky thief

jidoushadoro - car thief

kantanshi - Bedroom Thief

shinobi - spy, sneaky thief

edward-elric17
05-19-2008, 12:20 AM
dorobou is the best translation for a thief I think, though the guy above me pretty much covered it.

Yujiro Hanma
05-19-2008, 02:01 AM
it's dorobou

Hyuga NejiSabaku no Gaara
05-20-2008, 07:45 PM
Thanx guys! :D
I think it's either:
touzoku - Thief, Robber, or kaitou - Mysterious (phantom) thief. :unsure:
I boubt it's dorobou if it means- Thief, theft, robber. :wacko:
Still, thanx for your input "Yujiro Hanma"! :)

Thanx! :laugh: :rolleyes:

Puu
05-27-2008, 08:06 PM
I'd put my money on Kaitou, since the Japanese love their Kaitou.... every detective show (and quite a few others) has one, it seems... And usually, they're just called Kaitou, or Kaitou *something*.

A Kaitou is usually more... "sophisticated" than a normal thief. Leaving a calling card, only aiming for certain items (although the logic behind the items picked isn't necessarily logical to anybody else), taunting the detectives...

Touzoku would be a more.... violent and "rough" thief, I guess. Dorobou is the most common word for thief. Like, if someone stole your wallet or something on the street, that's what you're most likely to scream. But as a name...? Sounds kinda weird...

But yeah, like Sataned said, there are simply too many words for "thief" in the Japanese language to be sure from that little information...

Hyuga NejiSabaku no Gaara
06-18-2008, 07:47 AM
Originally posted by Puu >
I'd put my money on Kaitou....


I found out his name! :laugh:
It's... *drum roll*
Kaitou! ~ You're right Puu!

Thanxs! :D