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賊

JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

The kanji 賊 — “bandit”

賊 means bandit and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 13 strokes and uses the shell / money radical (貝).

Stroke order · 13 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ゾク
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 貝 · shell / money
Strokes: 13

How to remember 賊

A weapon (戎) over money (貝) — robber. 海賊 — the pirates from One Piece! 山賊 means mountain bandit.

Example words with 賊

On'yomi readings

海賊かいぞくpirate

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