甲
A grade, armor, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:5
JLPT:1
Frequency:1073
Vocabulary
コウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲状腺 | コウジョウセン | thyroid (gland) |
| 装甲 | ソウコウ | armoring; armouring; armor; armour |
| 甲板 | コウハン | deck (of a ship) |
| 亀甲 | キコウ | tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; hexagonal pattern; tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark) |
| 甲乙 | コウオツ | first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment; discrimination |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲 | かぶと | helmet (of a warrior); headpiece |
| 甲状せん | こうじょうせん | thyroid (gland) |
| 生き甲斐 | いきがい | reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai |
| 甲 | こう | carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand; the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents) |
| 甲板 | かんぱん | deck (of a ship) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
申
3-5PM, have the honor to, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the monkey
Grade 3JLPT 3
早
early, fast
Grade 1JLPT 4
日
Japan, counter for days, day, sun
Grade 1JLPT 5
目
care, class, experience, eye, favor, insight, look
Grade 1JLPT 4
伸
expand, extend, increase, lengthen, stretch
Grade 8JLPT 2
車
car
Grade 1JLPT 5
自
oneself
Grade 2JLPT 4
門
counter for cannons, gate
Grade 2JLPT 2
昇
rise up
Grade 8JLPT 2
東
east
Grade 2JLPT 5