How to say "loot" in Japanese

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  • 分捕り品ぶんどりひんCommon
    nounLoot in the sense of booty or plunder: goods seized by force, typically from an enemy in war or during a raid. Think of soldiers or pirates carrying off whatever they have taken.
  • 盗品とうひんCommon
    nounLoot in the sense of stolen goods: articles taken by theft. This is the word for a thief's or burglar's haul — the kind of loot the police recover and the news reports on.
    泥棒どろぼうは警官けいかんの裏うらをかいて盗品とうひんを持もって逃にげた。↗
    The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
  • 獲物えものJLPT N1approx.Common
    nounIts core sense is prey or game, but its loot sense is spoils or trophy — the catch or prize one has gained. Seldom the word when the loot is stolen goods or plunder.

「分捕り品」 is loot as booty seized by force, 盗品 is loot as stolen goods, and 獲物 is loot as spoils or a trophy; pick according to how the goods were obtained.

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