海賊盤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	賊	盤
かい Grade: 2	ぞく Grade: S	ばん Grade: S
on’yomi	goon	kan’yōon

Alternative spelling
海賊盤 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 海賊 (kaizoku, “pirate”) +‎ 盤 (ban, “disc, record”), shift in spelling from the more general term 海賊版 (kaizokuban, “pirate edition”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいぞくばん [kàízókúbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠izo̞kɯ̟ᵝbã̠ɴ]

Noun

海(かい)賊(ぞく)盤(ばん) • (kaizokuban) 

1. pirated version, bootleg (more specifically of a video or audio recording)