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分捕り物 (ぶんどりもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん捕どり物もの

ぶ

ん

ど

り

も

の

Meanings

1

noun

loot; booty; plunder

Refers to goods or valuables seized by force, typically in war, piracy, or robbery. Somewhat literary or historical in tone.

海かい賊ぞくたちは分ぶん捕どり物ものを山やま分わけにした。
The pirates divided the loot among themselves.

戦せん

場じょう

で

敵てき

から

分ぶん

捕ど

り

物もの

を

得え

る

。

They take plunder from the enemy on the battlefield.

Written forms

分ぶん捕どり物もの
Standard kanji spelling.
ぶんどり物もの
Kana-mixed spelling sometimes seen.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
捕catch, capture
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

戦せん利り品ひん
戦利品 is a more formal term for spoils of war, while 分捕り物 has a rougher, more colloquial feel associated with pirates or bandits.
略りゃく奪だつ品ひん
略奪品 emphasizes goods taken through looting or pillaging, often in a chaotic context, whereas 分捕り物 can imply a more personal or direct seizure.

Etymology

Compound of 分捕り (bundori, 'seizing, capturing') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to spoils taken in battle or robbery.