強盗(ごうとう)

ごうとう
noun
robbery, robber
1. robbery, burglary
The crime of stealing with the use of force or threats.
強盗(ごうとう)に遭(あ)う。
To be robbed.
強盗(ごうとう)事件(じけん)が起(お)きた。
A robbery occurred.
昨夜(さくや)、近所(きんじょ)の店(みせ)で強盗(ごうとう)があった。
Last night, there was a robbery at a nearby store.
銀行(ぎんこう)強盗(ごうとう)の犯人(はんにん)はまだ捕(つか)まっていない。
The bank robbery suspect hasn't been caught yet.
深夜(しんや)にコンビニで強盗(ごうとう)事件(じけん)が発生(はっせい)し、犯人(はんにん)は現金(げんきん)を奪(うば)って逃走(とうそう)した。
A robbery occurred at a convenience store late at night, and the perpetrator fled after stealing cash.
2. robber, burglar
A person who commits robbery.
強盗(ごうとう)が来(き)た。
A robber came.
強盗(ごうとう)が銀行(ぎんこう)に入(はい)った。
A robber entered the bank.
強盗(ごうとう)はマスクをかぶっていた。
The robber was wearing a mask.
強盗(ごうとう)に「金(かね)を出(だ)せ」と言(い)われた。
The robber told me to hand over the money.
警察(けいさつ)は強盗(ごうとう)の行方(ゆくえ)を追(お)っているが、目撃者(もくげきしゃ)が少(すく)なく捜査(そうさ)は難航(なんこう)している。
Police are pursuing the robber, but the investigation is struggling due to few witnesses.

強盗(ごうとう) can refer to either the crime of robbery or the person who commits it. The key distinction from other theft words is that 強盗(ごうとう) involves force or threats.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 強盗(ごうとう)に遭(あ)う: to be robbed
  • 強盗(ごうとう)事件(じけん): robbery case
  • 強盗(ごうとう)犯(はん): robbery suspect/offender
  • 銀行(ぎんこう)強盗(ごうとう): bank robbery
  • 強盗(ごうとう)殺人(さつじん): robbery and murder
  • 強盗(ごうとう)致傷(ちしょう): robbery resulting in injury

RELATED CRIME TERMS:

  • 窃盗(せっとう): theft (without force or threats)
  • 空(あ)き巣(す): burglary of an empty house
  • 万引(まんび)き: shoplifting
  • 強奪(ごうだつ): seizure by force (the act of taking)

USAGE:
Common in news reports and crime-related contexts. When referring to the person, 強盗(ごうとう)犯(はん) is more precise, but 強盗(ごうとう) alone can mean "robber" from context.

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Added 2026.1.11 17:55 · Revised 2026.3.28 19:56
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