怪盗

From Middle Chinese 怪盜 (MC kˠuɛi^H dɑu^H, literally “odd, peculiar + thief”).

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) かいとー [kàítóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ito̞ː]

怪盗 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 怪盜, hiragana かいとう, rōmaji kaitō, historical hiragana くわいたう)

1. a phantom or mysterious thief (a stock character from Japanese fiction)
   • 1999 March 27, “魅み惑わくの怪かい盗とう [The Bewitching Phantom Thief]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

     黒 (くろ)いマントをはおるキザな怪 (かい)盗 (とう)。杖 (つえ)を振 (ふ)って、相 (あい)手 (て)を魅 (み)了 (りょう)する。

     Kuroi manto o haoru kiza na kaitō. Tsue o futte, aite o miryō suru.

     A smug phantom thief in a black cape. He mesmerizes his opponents with a mere cane swing.