Memory phrase for the character: 賊
賊
Meaning
burglar, thief, rebel, traitor, robber Pronunciation ZOKU Explanation From left: shell/money 貝, ten 十, halberd 戈
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He got money and ten halberds. The burglar! Radicals
貝
money Shows a cowries-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八, which were used as money.
十
ten, 10 Two crossed arms (with five fingers each) means ten.
戈
halberd, spear, lance This radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
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Vocabulary
賊徒 ぞくと
rebells, bandit, robber
7838
海賊 かいぞく
pirate
6666
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