分ぶん捕どり品ひん

ぶ

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ど

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ひ

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Meanings

1

noun

loot; booty; plunder; spoils

Refers to goods or valuables taken by force, especially in war, piracy, or robbery. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

海かい賊ぞくたちは

分ぶん

捕ど

り

品ひん

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品ひんを得えることは、当とう時じは普ふ通つうだった。

It was common at the time to take spoils from the enemy on the battlefield.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
捕catch, capture
品goods, refinement, dignity

Related words

戦せん利り品ひん
戦利品 is a more formal term for war trophies or spoils of war, while 分捕り品 has a rougher, more colloquial feel associated with looting or plundering.
略りゃく奪だつ品ひん
略奪品 emphasizes goods taken through plundering or pillaging, often implying violence and illegality, whereas 分捕り品 can be used in broader contexts including historical or fictional settings.

Built from

分ぶん捕どり+品ひん

Written forms

分ぶん捕どり品ひん
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
分ぶん捕どり品ひん
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 分捕り (bundori, 'seizing, capturing') from the verb 分捕る (bundoru, 'to capture, to seize'), and 品 (hin, 'goods, articles'). The exact historical derivation of 分捕る is uncertain, but it likely combines 分 (bun, 'part, share') with 捕る (toru, 'to take, to catch').