Translation guide
The English word "bounty" has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common ones for learners: a reward offered for capturing someone or finding something, generosity in giving, and a rich harvest or abundance. It also touches on the historical term for a recruitment bonus.
A sum of money or reward offered for capturing a criminal, finding a lost item, or completing a task.
The standard term for a monetary reward offered for capturing a wanted person or finding something. Often used in contexts like wanted posters or contests.
A high bounty has been placed on that criminal.
Gather information for the sake of the bounty.
A more general term for prize money or reward, which can be used for bounties in contests or for capturing someone, though less specific than 懸賞金.
A reward will be given for the arrest of the criminal.
Refers to a wanted person, often with a bounty on their head. Not the bounty itself, but the person being sought.
He is a wanted man with a bounty on his head.
The quality of being generous or giving freely, often in a charitable or abundant manner.
Describes a person's generous nature, especially with money or gifts. It captures the spirit of 'bounty' as largesse.
I'm always amazed by his bounty (generosity).
Means generosity or magnanimity, often in a broader sense of being forgiving or open-handed. Can be used for bounty in a more formal context.
A phrase meaning 'to give without stinting', which conveys the action of bestowing bounty.
He is a person who gives with bounty (generously).
A large amount of something good, especially from nature, like a harvest or the sea's yield.
Often used for nature's bounty, blessings, or abundance. It carries a nuance of gratitude for what is provided.
Autumn is a season to give thanks for nature's bounty.
Partake of the bounty of the sea.
Means richness or abundance, and can be used to describe a bountiful harvest or life. More general than 恵み.
Literally 'harvest', but can be used in phrases like 'bountiful harvest' to convey bounty.
A sum of money paid to someone who enlists in the military, especially historically.
A specific term for a recruitment bonus or enlistment bounty, used in military contexts.
He joined the army after receiving a bounty (enlistment bonus).
懸賞金 is strictly for monetary rewards, like a bounty on a criminal's head. Using it for 'the bounty of the sea' would be unnatural. Use 恵み instead.
恵み implies a blessing or gift from nature/God, often with gratitude. 豊かさ is a more neutral term for abundance or wealth. For 'nature's bounty', 恵み is more poetic and common.
The bounty of the forest provided food for the village.
There is a $10,000 bounty on the fugitive.
I am grateful for her bounty (generosity).
The bounty (richness) of this land is astonishing.
今年は豊かな収穫があった。
We had a bountiful harvest this year.