劫きょう掠りゃく

also: ごうりゃく

きょ

う

りゃ

く

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Refers to the act of robbing or looting, often in a military or large-scale context. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to pillage'.

し

の

劫きょう

掠りゃく

の

記き

録ろく

が

残のこ

っ

て

いる

。

Historical records contain accounts of the plundering of that city.

劫掠Usage69%
- きょうりゃく
  Standard kanji spelling for this word.
- ごうりゃく
劫略Usage31%
- きょうりゃく
  Variant kanji spelling; 略 is a common simplification for 掠 in this context.
- ごうりゃく
ごうりゃく
Alternate reading; less common than きょうりゃく.

略りゃく奪だつ
More common and general term for looting or plundering. 劫掠 is more literary and often implies large-scale or historical pillaging.

Compound of 劫 (threat, coercion) and 掠 (plunder, pillage). The reading きょうりゃく is the standard on'yomi; ごうりゃく is a less common variant.