甲
甲 — Armor
armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep
On’yomiコウ (kou)
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiきのえ (kinoe)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 甲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 | こう kou | carapace; shell; 1st in rank |
| 装甲 | そうこう soukou | armoring; armouring; armor |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん koujousen | thyroid (gland) |
| 甲斐 | かい kai | result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value |
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 甲子園 | こうしえん koushien | Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien |
Study notes
甲 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1073 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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