# 窃 — Steal

Frequency rank 1824 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 痕 (Scar), less common than 吊 (Hang).

- On’yomi: せつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 穴 Cave (Kangxi 116)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

Through a hole on top, a sword and clothes lurk below — a sword hidden in clothes slips through a hole in the wall to steal, the thief's tools concealed beneath fabric.

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