Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: 6
かく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
亂獲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From (らん) (ran, recklessly) + (かく) (kaku, to capture).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɾã̠ŋka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

(らん)(かく) (rankaku

  1. overfishing
  2. overhunting

Verb edit

(らん)(かく)する (rankaku surutransitive suru (stem (らん)(かく) (rankaku shi), past (らん)(かく)した (rankaku shita))

  1. overfish, excessively trawl
    サンゴを乱獲(らんかく)する中国船(ちゅうごくせん)
    sango o rankaku suru chūgokusen
    Chinese vessels trawling excessive amounts of coral
  2. overhunt

Conjugation edit