押(お)し入(い)り

おしいり
noun
breaking and entering; home invasion; burglary (using force)
law
1. breaking and entering; home invasion; forced-entry robbery
Forced entry into a residence or business, typically to commit robbery, often while the occupants are inside. Also refers by extension to the person who does this. A standard term in crime news reports.
押(お)し入(い)りが発生(はっせい)した。
A break-in occurred.
深夜(しんや)、住宅(じゅうたく)街(がい)で押(お)し入(い)り事件(じけん)があった。
Late at night, there was a home invasion in the residential neighborhood.
警察(けいさつ)は近隣(きんりん)で相次(あいつ)いで発生(はっせい)している押(お)し入(い)り強盗(ごうとう)の犯人(はんにん)を捜査(そうさ)している。
The police are investigating the suspect behind the string of home-invasion robberies in the area.

Noun formed from the verb 押(お)し入(い)る ('to force one's way into'). Frequently appears in compounds and news headlines describing forced-entry crimes. Unlike a quiet burglary, 押(お)し入(い)り implies aggressive or violent entry, often with occupants present.

Common collocations

  • 押(お)し入(い)り強盗(ごうとう): home-invasion robbery (very common in news)
  • 押(お)し入(い)り事件(じけん): break-in incident
  • 押(お)し入(い)り犯(はん): the perpetrator of a break-in
  • 押(お)し入(い)りにあう: to be the victim of a break-in
  • 押(お)し入(い)りが発生(はっせい)する: a break-in occurs

Related words

Usage

Standard term in crime reporting. In news stories it is usually followed by 強盗(ごうとう) or 事件(じけん). In casual speech, 強盗(ごうとう) alone is often enough; 押(お)し入(い)り emphasizes the forced, aggressive nature of the entry.

Related Words

Related: 押(お)し入(い)る (to force one's way in)
Related: 強盗(ごうとう) (robbery)
Related: 空(あ)き巣(す) (burglary when the house is empty)
Related: 侵入(しんにゅう) (intrusion, unlawful entry)
Related: 不法(ふほう)侵入(しんにゅう) (illegal entry)
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Added 2026.4.15 3:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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