Japanese symbol for “looting”
略奪
りゃくだつ
Romaji: ryakudatsu
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
In Japanese, looting is 略奪, read りゃくだつ (ryakudatsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
Written forms: 略奪、掠奪. Readings: りゃくだつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “looting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 略取 | りゃくしゅ ryakushu | capture; looting; plundering |
| 略奪行為 | りゃくだつこうい ryakudatsukoui | looting |
| 盗掠 | とうりゃく touryaku | stealing; looting; plundering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく senryaku | strategy; tactics |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | omission; leaving out |
| 策略 | さくりゃく sakuryaku | stratagem; artifice; trick |
| 略称 | りゃくしょう ryakushou | abbreviation |
| 奪う | うばう ubau | to take (by force); to take away; to snatch |
| 強奪 | ごうだつ goudatsu | robbery; pillage; seizure |
See also: Chinese symbol for “looting”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.