海かい賊ぞく

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Meanings

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Refers to a person or group that attacks ships or commits robbery at sea; also common in fiction and historical contexts.

Pirates attacked the merchant ship.

その映えい画がには有ゆう名めいな海かい賊ぞくが登とう場じょうする。

A famous pirate appears in that movie.

海かい賊ぞくに襲おそわれるto be attacked by pirates
その船ふねは海かい賊ぞくに襲おそわれた。
The ship was attacked by pirates.
海かい賊ぞくと戦たたかうto fight against pirates
勇ゆう敢かんな船せん員いんたちは海かい賊ぞくと戦たたかった。
The brave sailors fought against the pirates.
〈場ば所しょ〉に海かい賊ぞくが出でるpirates appear in a certain place
この海かい域いきには昔むかしから海かい賊ぞくが出でると言いわれている。

盗とう賊ぞく
盗賊 is a general term for bandits or robbers on land, while 海賊 specifically means pirates who attack ships at sea.
山さん賊ぞく
海賊 refers to pirates who rob at sea, whereas 山賊 refers to bandits who rob travelers on land in mountainous regions.

山さん賊ぞく
山賊 means a mountain bandit who robs travelers on land, whereas 海賊 means a pirate who attacks ships at sea; the two are often confused because of their parallel kanji structure.
盗とう賊ぞく
海賊 means a pirate who raids at sea, while 盗賊 refers to a bandit or thief on land; the two share the kanji 賊 but describe different kinds of criminals.

Sino-Japanese compound of 海, 'sea,' and 賊, 'thief, bandit, rebel'; literally a bandit of the sea.

It is said that pirates have long appeared in these waters.

pirated CD/DVD; bootleg recording

pirate ship

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