盗難
とうなん · tounan · JLPT N2 · noun
larceny
🔒 盗 = steal, 難 = hard/trouble: stealing is a hard trouble, sounds like 'toe-nan'
盗 — 次 (drool/desire) + 皿 (dish/vessel)
Originally depicted someone drooling (次, showing saliva 氵 next to a person yawning 欠) over a vessel of food (皿), capturing the idea of coveting what belongs to others. The meaning extended from coveting to stealing, and today 盗 means 'to steal' or 'thief/robber'.