海賊

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 海賊 is a noun read かいぞく, meaning a pirate, including the role portrayed in stories and costumes.
• Basic usage: It can identify a costume theme or the person said to have hidden treasure marked on a map.
  • 子どもたちは海賊の衣装を着て劇を演じました。 says that the children performed a play in pirate costumes; 古い地図には海賊が隠した宝の場所が示されています。 says that the old map marks the location of treasure hidden by a pirate.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 海賊の衣装
  • の links the costumes to the pirate role they portray.
• 海賊が隠した宝
  • The relative clause with subject marker が identifies who hid the treasure.
• 海賊 and 船員
  • 船員 is a crew member who works aboard a vessel, while 海賊 is a pirate who engages in raiding at sea.