獲物|えものemono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounprey; catch; kill; game
   ワシは獲物えものめがけて急降下きゅうこうかした。↗

   The eagle dived at its prey.
2. nounspoils; trophy; loot; plunder

• Synonym分捕り品ぶんどりひんWrittenA written/formal term for goods seized in war or by plunder; 「獲物」 is mainly game taken by hunting, and by extension anything you come away with.
• Synonym餌食えじきNeutralAn animal that gets eaten, or a victim by extension, as in 「詐欺の餌食」; it suggests being devoured, while 「獲物」 stresses being hunted down and can also mean a catch.
• Synonym分捕り物ぶんどりものNeutralSame meaning as 「分捕り品」: things taken by force or looting. 「獲物」 chiefly refers to what hunting or fishing brings in.
• Synonym戦利品せんりひんNeutralSpoils seized from the enemy in war; colloquially also bargain buys or raffle prizes. 「獲物」 is mainly the quarry of a hunt.
• Synonym被食者ひしょくしゃWrittenA written/formal biological term for whatever gets eaten, the side being preyed on in a food chain; 「獲物」 is the everyday word and can also suggest a catch or gain.
• Synonym略奪品りゃくだつひんWrittenA written/formal term for goods taken by pillage; 「獲物」 need not involve plunder and mostly refers to hunting or fishing catches.
• Related標的ひょうてきNeutralA target for shooting or attack; 「獲物」 is the thing captured, with a hunting flavor.
• Related食い物くいものNeutralFood, or figuratively someone exploited, as in 「食い物にする」; 「獲物」 leans toward hunted or caught game.
• Related盗品とうひんNeutralStolen goods only; 「獲物」 is not limited to theft and mainly means prey or a catch.
• RelatedターゲットNeutralA loanword for a target or object of focus, common in marketing and attack contexts; 「獲物」 is prey or spoils.
• RelatedいいかもCasualColloquial: figuratively, someone easy to fool or exploit. 「獲物」 literally means prey, and figuratively can also mean a target.
• Related格好の的かっこうのまとNeutralA person or thing that is just right as a target for criticism or attack; 「獲物」 is what you capture or have your eye on.
• Related悪銭あくせんNeutralMoney gained through wrongdoing, as in 「悪銭身につかず」; 「獲物」 is not limited to money and mainly means prey.
• Related好餌こうじWrittenWritten/formal: bait or lure, or easy prey that takes the hook; 「獲物」 is what you have caught or have your eye on.
• Related強奪物ごうだつぶつWrittenA written/formal term for property seized by violence or power — plunder only; 「獲物」 is mainly hunted game but can broadly cover seized goods too.
• Related猟獣りょうじゅうWrittenA written/formal term for beasts hunted as game; 「獲物」 also covers fish, birds, and figurative uses.
• Related狩猟鳥獣しゅりょうちょうじゅうWrittenA legal term for the bird and mammal species that may lawfully be hunted; 「獲物」 means the actual prey caught or pursued.
• Antonym狩人かりゅうどNeutralThe hunter — the one doing the hunting, standing opposite the 「獲物」 that gets taken.

Use 「獲物」 for what hunting or fishing brings in or a quarry you have your eye on. For an animal that gets eaten or a victim, pick 「餌食」; for war spoils, 「戦利品」; for stolen goods, 「盗品」; for a shooting or attack target, 「標的」. The rest are narrower: looted goods (分捕り品・分捕り物・略奪品・強奪物), technical terms (被食者・猟獣・狩猟鳥獣), figurative prey (いい鴨・格好の的・食い物・好餌), targets (ターゲット), ill-gotten money (悪銭); 「狩人」 is the hunter on the other side.

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1. 漁りょうや狩かりで取とった動物どうぶつ。
2. 戦たたかい・勝負しょうぶに勝かって得えた物もの。