賊
bandit; burglar; rebel; traitor; robber
13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2045.
Readings
- ゾク (on reading): 海賊 (かいぞく) pirate; 盗賊 (とうぞく) thief
- Read as a whole word: 木賊葺き (とくさぶき) shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; 木賊板 (とくさいた) thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.)
Components
- 貝
- 戎
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 十 radical ten
- 戈 radical halberd
- 目 radical eye
- 貝 radical shell; money
Words using 賊
- 海賊 (かいぞく) pirate
- 盗賊 (とうぞく) thief
- 賊 (ぞく) thief
- 山賊 (さんぞく) bandit
- 海賊版 (かいぞくばん) pirated edition
- 木賊葺き (とくさぶき) shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles
- 木賊板 (とくさいた) thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.)
- 真烏賊 (マイカ) Japanese common squid
42 words in all.