Wiretapping
Bugging, Listening In
noun, verbal noun
I steal by listening to what people say. I do this by wiretapping their phone and bugging their homes.
盗聴 usually refers to deliberate surveillance using devices like hidden microphones or wiretaps, rather than casually eavesdropping or overhearing someone.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
盗聴器
listening device, bug
盗聴犯
illegal wiretapper, person conducting illegal audio surveillance
盗聴事件
bugging incident, wiretapping scandal
電話の盗聴
phone tapping
スマホの盗聴
smartphone tapping
プロの盗聴
professional wiretapping
盗聴をする
to listen in on someone
盗聴を行う
to carry out a wiretap
盗聴を実行する
to execute a wiretap
盗聴を防ぐ
to guard against being bugged
盗聴を受ける
to be listened in on, to be wiretapped
何だか盗聴されているような気がするんだよね。
I have this feeling that someone's listening in on me.
彼女は盗聴を心配して、言葉を選んだ。
Worried that someone might be listening in on her, she chose her words carefully.
うちのお父さんは、マフィアのボスだと疑われて、FBIに電話を盗聴されたことがあるんだよ。
My dad was once suspected of being a mafia boss, and his phone got wiretapped by the FBI.
誰かがトーフグのオフィスに盗聴器を仕掛けたのですが、私達は犯人も理由も分かりません。
Someone bugged the Tofugu office, but we have no idea who or why.