How to say "spoils" in Japanese

• 盗品とうひんCommon
  nounCovers 'spoils' only in the sense of goods taken by theft; it is really 'stolen goods'. For spoils of war or of victory, this is not the word you want.
  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.
• 分捕り品ぶんどりひんCommon
  nounCovers 'spoils' as booty or plunder: goods seized from an enemy or by force, as in war. Choose this when 'spoils' implies taking them from someone by force.
• 獲物えものJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'spoils' as a catch or trophy. Its basic sense is prey or game, so it fits what a hunter or fisherman comes home with, the prize of the chase.

Use 盗品 for spoils meaning stolen goods, 「分捕り品」 for goods seized as plunder in war or conflict, and 獲物 for spoils as the catch, prey, or prize gained from a hunt or endeavor.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 盗品とうひんstolen goods
• 分捕り品ぶんどりひんloot
• 強奪物ごうだつぶつplunder
• 鹵獲品ろかくひんplunder
• 獲物えものspoils
• ぶつgoods (esp. stolen)