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押し入り (oshiiri) Japanese meaning: forced entry | Kotomora
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There was a break-in incident in the neighborhood.
A robber who broke in stole the store's cash.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 押お し 入い りが 発はっ 生せい する a forced entry/break-in occurs at a place
A break-in occurred at that store late at night.
押お し 入い りに 遭あ う to fall victim to a burglar/forced entry
The house next door was broken into last week.
押お し 入い りに 入はい られる to have a burglar break in (passive)
A burglar broke in while I was away.
Related words 空き巣 specifically means a burglary committed while the occupants are away, whereas 押し入り stresses forcing one's way in, often while people are present.
強盗 is the general word for robbery or a robber, while 押し入り narrows the meaning to the act of forcibly breaking into a building.
侵入 broadly covers any unauthorized entry or intrusion, while 押し入り specifically implies a criminal, forceful break-in.
Written forms 押お し 入い り
Standard spelling with okurigana; common in crime reports and compounds such as 押し入り強盗.
押おし 入い り
Attested spelling without okurigana; less learner-friendly than 押し入り but understandable.
Etymology A noun form related to 押し入る, 'to force one's way in'; 押し conveys force or pushing, and 入り conveys entering. The spelling is semantically transparent.
