noun

  1. looter, thief at the scene of a fire.
  2. someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
火事場泥棒 かじばどろぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
matter, thing, fact
ジ こと ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
location, place
ば ジョウ チョウ (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mud, mire, adhere to
どろ デイ なず.む (9th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
nun
あま ニ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
rod, stick, cane
ボウ (6th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
observance, offer, present
ブ まつ.る ホウ (8th, N1)
folded hands
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)