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JLPT N3 · Noun

強盗 (goutou)

強盗 (ごうとう, goutou) is a Japanese noun meaning “robber; mugger”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ごうとう
Romaji
goutou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. robber; mugger · noun
  2. robbery; burglary · noun

Example sentences

父は強盗と取っ組み合いをした。
My father struggled with the robber.
Tatoeba #84605
暴力団は強盗を計画していた。
The gang was planning a robbery.
Tatoeba #82493

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 強盗

強
strongキョウ・ゴウ・つよ.い・つよ.まる · 11 strokes
盗
steal, rob, pilferトウ・ぬす.む・ぬす.み · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 強盗.

強いつよいstrong勉強べんきょうstudy強調きょうちょうemphasis強力きょうりょくpowerful強まるつよまるto get strong強めるつよめるto strengthen強化きょうかstrengthening強引ごういんoverbearing強気つよきconfident力強いちからづよいpowerful強行きょうこうforcing (e.g. a vote)強硬きょうこうfirm強制きょうせいcompulsion強烈きょうれつstrong

Source: JMdict entry 1236500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.