“Robbery” in Japanese
Short answer
Robbery in Japanese is “強奪” (goudatsu). Full meaning: robbery, pillage, seizure, hijacking, plunder, extortion.
Other ways to say “Robbery” in Japanese
劫盗
goutou robbery, robber
強盗罪
goutouzai (crime of) robbery
打っ手繰り
buttakuri robbery; (intentional) overcharging, rip-off, highway robbery
強盗事件
goutoujiken robbery, robbery case, burglary
盗難
tounan theft, robbery
荒稼ぎ
arakasegi making a killing, making easy money; robbery, robber
強取
goushu seizure, plunder, robbery, taking something by force
略奪
ryakudatsu pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
強盗
goutou robber, mugger; robbery, burglary
一六
ichiroku (rolling) a 1 and a 6 (with two dice); (armed) robbery, mugging; Edo period to early Meiji non-working day falling on all days of the month with a 1 or a 6 in it (when written in kanji numerals, i.e. the 1st, 11th, 16th, 21st and 26th days of the mon
泥棒
dorobou thief, burglar, robber; theft, burglary, robbery
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