Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 8 freq #2045

burglar, rebel, traitor, robber

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

shellfish kai

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

pirate
thief; robber
pirated edition; pirated version
thief; robber
bandit; brigand
cuttlefish; squid
female bandit; female robber
roving robber; marauder
pirated CD, DVD, etc.; bootleg (recording)
rebel; insurrectionist

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

piracy; pirated software
shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.)
might is right; history is written by the victors

Example sentences

The pirates had no choice but to surrender.

The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

The thieves made off in a waiting car.

The thieves tied him up and escaped through the window.