強ごう盗とう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to a person who commits robbery or burglary. Often used in news reports and legal contexts.

Refers to the act or crime itself. Can be used in compounds like 強盗事件 (robbery case).

〈人ひと〉が強ごう盗とうに遭あうto be the victim of a robbery
夜よる道みちで強ごう盗とうに遭あった。
I was robbed on my way home at night.
強ごう盗とうを働はたらくto commit a robbery
その男おとこは銀ぎん行こうで強ごう盗とうを働はたらいた。
The man committed a robbery at the bank.
強ごう盗とうが押おし入いるa robber breaks into (a place)
深しん夜やに強ごう盗とうが押おし入いった。
A robber broke in late at night.
強ごう盗とうを捕つかまえるto catch a robber
警けい察さつはすぐに強ごう盗とうを捕つかまえた。
The police quickly caught the robber.
強ごう盗とうに襲おそわれるto be attacked by a robber
店てん員いんが強ごう盗とうに襲おそわれた。
The store clerk was attacked by a robber.

泥どろ棒ぼうN4sense 1
泥棒 is the general, everyday word for a thief who steals stealthily, while 強盗 specifically denotes a robber who uses force or threats.
窃せっ盗とう sense 2
窃盗 is the legal term for theft/larceny committed without violence, whereas 強盗 legally implies robbery involving force or intimidation.
強ごう奪だつ sense 2
強奪 emphasizes the violent act of seizing something by force, while 強盗 more commonly labels the crime or the person who commits it.
叩たたき
強盗 is the standard word for robbery, while 叩き is slang used to describe the same act, often implying a shakedown.

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強ごう盗とう事じ件けんN2
強盗 refers to the act of robbery or the robber themselves, while 強盗事件 specifically denotes the reported incident or case.
押おし入いり
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.
盗とう難なんN2
強盗 specifically means robbery carried out with force or threats, whereas 盗難 covers any kind of theft, including quiet, unnoticed stealing.
盗とう賊ぞく
強盗 specifically denotes a robber who uses violence or threats and is the legal term for robbery, whereas 盗賊 is a broader, less technical word for bandits or thieves.
山さん賊ぞく
強盗 is the modern, everyday word for a robber or mugger, while 山賊 carries a historical or folkloric flavor tied to mountain bandits.
略りゃく奪だつN1
強盗 is the legal term for the crime of robbery (often by an individual with a weapon), while 略奪 describes widespread looting by crowds or armies.

高こう等とうN2
高等 (こうとう, 'advanced/high-level') sounds similar to 強盗 (ごうとう) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
窃せっ盗とう
強盗 involves force or threat (robbery), while 窃盗 is stealing without violence; learners often mix them up because both share the kanji 盗.
怪かい盗とう
強盗 is a violent robber who uses force or threats, while 怪盗 is a non-violent, mysterious thief admired for cunning rather than feared for violence.

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強ごう姦かん
強盗 means robbery (theft by force), while 強姦 means rape; the two share the kanji 強 and both denote crimes but refer to entirely different offenses.
盗ぬすみN1
強盗 involves violence or threats to take something (robbery), whereas 盗み is stealing without confronting the victim.

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Compound of 強 (ごう, 'strong, forceful') and 盗 (とう, 'steal, thief'). The combination conveys the idea of taking by force or threat.