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Japanese symbol for “spoils”

Romaji: touhin
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils

In Japanese, spoils is , read (touhin).

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Meanings

  1. n stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils

Kanji and stroke order

steal, rob, pilfer
on: トウ
kun: ぬす.む、ぬす.み
11 strokes · JLPT 2
goods, refinement, dignity
on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “spoils”

WordReadingMeaning
えもの emonospoils; trophy; loot
ぶつ butsugoods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
ぶんどりひん bundorihinloot; booty; plunder
ごうだつぶつ goudatsubutsuplunder; spoils
ろかくひん rokakuhinplunder; spoils; booty

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごうとう goutourobber; mugger
とうなん tounantheft; robbery
ぬすむ nusumuto steal
せっとう settoutheft; stealing; larceny
とうちょう touchouinterception (email); wiretap; bug
とうるい touruibase stealing; steal; stolen base
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
しょうひん shouhincommodity; article of commerce; goods

See also: Chinese symbol for “spoils”.

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.