| The Japanese word | |
すり |
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| is pronounced | |
| suri | すり | |
| means | |
| pickpocket | |
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彼はすりの襟首を掴んだ。
kare wa suri no erikubi o tsukan da. He seized the pickpocket by the collar. |
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すりは人ごみの中に消えた。
suri wa hitogomi no naka ni kie ta. The pickpocket disappeared into the crowd. |
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警察はすりを現行犯で取り押さえた。
keisatsu wa suri o genkō han de toriosae ta. The police arrested the pickpocket in the act. |
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何人かの勇敢な乗客がそのすりを捕らえ、警察に引き渡した。
nan nin ka no yūkan na jōkyaku ga sono suri o torae, keisatsu ni hikiwatashi ta. Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

