Word Meaning 海賊

かいぞく kaizoku

海賊 is read as かいぞく (kaizoku) and means pirate.

Meaning

English

  1. pirate
  2. sea robber
  3. buccaneer
  4. freebooter

Reading

Kana

かいぞく

Romaji

kaizoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Antonyms 山賊 Related Words 海上,海面, Rank 19115 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海賊版

かいぞくばん

pirated edition

海賊放送

かいぞくほうそう

pirate radio

海賊行為

かいぞくこうい

piracy

海賊党

かいぞくとう

Pirate Party (political)

海賊王

かいぞくおう

pirate king

海賊船

かいぞくせん

pirate ship

海賊旗

かいぞくき

pirate flag

海賊盤

かいぞくばん

pirated CD, DVD, etc.

海峡

かいきょう

channel (e.g. between two land masses)

海藻

かいそう

seaweed

海亀

うみがめ

sea turtle

Example Sentences

9

Let's pretend we're pirates.

The pirates had no choice but to surrender.

Tom is wearing a pirate costume.

Mary was kidnapped by pirates.

He wore a pirate costume for Halloween.

You really shouldn't use pirated software.

Pirates once appeared frequently in this area of the sea.

My great-great-great-grandfather was a pirate.

This skull and crossbones was named based on the world-famous Captain Kidd who was active in late 17th century Britain.