Kanji
甲
kanji character
armor
high (voice)
A grade
first class
former
instep
carapace
甲 kanji-甲 armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace
甲
Meaning
armor high (voice) A grade
Readings
Kun'yomi
- きのえ ね Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
- きのえ うま Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)
- きのえ いぬ Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
On'yomi
- そう こう armoring
- こう ら shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.)
- こう じょうせん thyroid (gland)
- かん だかい high-pitched
- かん ごえ sharp high voice
- かん どころ position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/5
Common Words
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甲 first sign of the Chinese calendar -
生 甲 斐 reason for living, something one lives for, purpose in life... -
甲 板 top board (of a table, counter, etc.)... -
生 き甲 斐 reason for living, something one lives for, purpose in life... -
甲 斐 Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture) -
装 甲 armoring, armouring, armor... -
甲 らshell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.)... -
甲 状 腺 thyroid (gland) -
甲 状 せんthyroid (gland) -
甲 羅 shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.)... -
甲 子 園 Kōshien (district of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, location of Koshien Stadium) -
甲 乙 first and second, A and B, superiority and (or) inferiority... -
甲 種 A-grade, first-class -
甲 高 いhigh-pitched, shrill - やり
甲 斐 value in doing something, feeling that something is worth doing, rewarding feeling... -
甲 冑 armor and helmet -
甲 胄 armor and helmet -
遣 り甲 斐 value in doing something, feeling that something is worth doing, rewarding feeling... -
亀 甲 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern... -
龜 甲 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern... -
手 の甲 back of the hand -
甲 骨 文 oracle bone script -
亀 っ甲 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern... -
甲 殻 carapace, shell, crust -
甲 高 (feet) with a high instep, having a high instep, shoes or socks with a high instep -
甲 巡 armored cruiser, armoured cruiser -
甲 声 sharp high voice -
甲 卒 armored warrior, armoured warrior -
甲 鉄 armor, armour, armor plate... -
甲 兵 arms, war, armed warrior