Memory phrase for the character: 賊

賊

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Meaning

burglar, thief, rebel, traitor, robber

Pronunciation

ZOKU

Explanation

From left: shell/money 貝, ten 十, halberd 戈

Mnemonic


 
He got money and ten halberds. The burglar!

Radicals

貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
十 ten, 10Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤




 Vocabulary

賊徒 ぞくと  rebells, bandit, robber
海賊 かいぞく  pirate


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