Japanese symbol for “piracy”
海賊行為
かいぞくこうい
Romaji: kaizokukoui
piracy
In Japanese, piracy is 海賊行為, read かいぞくこうい (kaizokukoui).
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Meanings
- n piracy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “piracy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 著作権侵害 | ちょさくけんしんがい chosakukenshingai | copyright infringement; copyright violation; (software, etc.) piracy |
| 違法コピー | いほうコピー ihoukopii | illegal copy; pirate copy; illegal copying |
| 海賊版ソフトウェア | かいぞくはんソフトウェア kaizokuhansofutowea | piracy; pirated software |
| 不正コピー | ふせいコピー fuseikopii | illegal copy; unauthorized copy; unauthorized copying |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 海上 | かいじょう kaijou | (on the) sea; surface of the sea |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 海賊 | かいぞく kaizoku | pirate |
| 山賊 | さんぞく sanzoku | bandit; brigand |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
See also: Chinese symbol for “piracy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.