強盗|ごうとうgoutou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrobber; mugger
   父ちちは強盗ごうとうと取っ組とっくみ合あいをした。↗

   My father struggled with the robber.
2. nounrobbery; burglary
   暴力団ぼうりょくだんは強盗ごうとうを計画けいかくしていた。↗

   The gang was planning a robbery.

• Synonym盗賊とうぞくWrittenWritten word for thieves and bandits, covering stealing and robbing alike; mostly in stories and history. 「強盗」 is specifically taking property by violence or threats.
• Synonym賊ぞくNeutralRead 「あだ」 and means a foe, a grudge, or harm — a different word from 「強盗」, overlapping only in harming people. The thief sense of 「賊」 is read 「ぞく」.
• Related略奪りゃくだつWrittenWritten word for plunder, typically by groups in war or unrest. 「強盗」 is the crime of seizing property by violence or coercion, and also the person who does it.
• Related強奪ごうだつWrittenWritten word stressing forcible seizure; the object can be money or even a plane, as in 「現金強奪」. 「強盗」 names the crime and the person who commits it.
• RelatedぶんどるCasualColloquial verb for seizing or making off with other people's things by force, often half in jest. 「強盗」 means actual violent robbery as a crime.
• Related剥ぐはぐNeutralVerb for peeling off a surface, stripping someone's clothes, or depriving them of status — very broad. Only the stripping-clothes sense touches robbery.
• Related匪賊ひぞくWrittenWritten term for bandits who rob in gangs, found mainly in historical texts. For modern robbery cases, say 「強盗」.
• Related剥ぎ取るはぎとるNeutralVerb for stripping off clothes or divesting someone of powers — not limited to crime. 「強盗」 is a noun for the act of robbery or the robber.
• Related賊徒ぞくとWrittenArchaic written word for a band of villains or rebels. For a modern robber, say 「強盗」.
• Related匪徒ひとWrittenLegal-document term for gangs that use violence or threats to reach their aims. In everyday speech say 「強盗」 or 「暴徒」.
• Relatedむしり取るむしりとるCasualColloquial verb for plucking or tearing off, extended to forcibly taking someone's money. 「強盗」 is a noun for violent robbery.
• RelatedぶったくりCasualSlang word for robbery, but also very common for overcharging or ripping customers off. 「強盗」 is the crime of taking property by violence or threats.

For a modern robber or the crime of robbery, use 「強盗」. Use 「略奪」 for plunder by groups, 「強奪」 for forcibly seizing something, 「盗賊」 in stories and history, and 「ぼったくり」 for ripping people off.

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1. 脅迫きょうはくや暴力ぼうりょくなどを加くわえて他人たにんの財物ざいぶつを奪うばうこと。