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What does the kanji 賊 mean?

賊 means bandit, thief; traitor. On'yomi ゾク.

Quick facts
On'yomiゾク
Strokes13
Main radical貝
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ゾク
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

bandit, thief; traitor

Memory hook

The one with the halberd (戈) stripping a house of its money (貝) — BANDIT, TRAITOR.

Main radical

貝shell, money 7 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.