# 賊 bandit

貝 (shellfish/money) + (spear) + 十 (ten)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes

## Onyomi

ZOKU | This is a new mnemonic! Whenever you see a kanji whose onyomi is ZOKU, please use this radical as the keyword.

## Mnemonic

| Ten bandits with spears took your money .

## Kunyomi

ぞく | a bandit or rebel- not like a lone mugger, but a bunch of dudes hiding in the countryside outside of government control, all Robin Hood style LAZY ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

海賊(かいぞく) | pirate ★★☆☆☆ 海 (ocean) + 賊 (bandit) = 海賊 (pirate) pirate (pirate DVDs go by the wonderful neologism of "海賊版DVD")