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What is the Kanji for 'Armor' and 'Shell'? | 甲

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Armor' and 'Shell', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Armor' and 'Shell' is 甲.

    kanji

    甲

    Meaning

    Armor, Shell

    Reading

    kunyomiか

    ka

    onyomiこう

    kou

    かん

    kan

    Parts

    ｜ 田Rice field

    Example Word

    甲: shell or first. The Japanese noun '甲 (こう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning refers to the shell of a turtle or tortoise, often used in traditional contexts or literature. For example: the turtle's shell is hard「亀の甲は硬い」(かめのこうはかたい). The second meaning is 'first' in a sequence, such as in the traditional ordering system (甲, 乙, 丙, etc.), which is similar to 'A, B, C' in English. For example: this is the first item「これは甲の項目です」(これはこうのこうもくです). The word is also used in compound words like '甲羅 (こうら)' (shell) or '甲乙 (こうおつ)' (first and second).

    Radical

    田

    Stroke Count

    5

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    696

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 甲

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    ｜

    kanji

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

甲 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 2 other kanji:

    kanji

    押

    Meaning

    Push, Press down

    kanji

    岬

    Meaning

    Cape, Promontory

Words Using 甲

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    甲

    Meaning

    Shell, First

Kanji Related to 甲 Through the Part 田

These 26 kanji contain the part 田 as well.

    kanji

    細

    Meaning

    Slender

    kanji

    畑

    Meaning

    Field

    kanji

    果

    Meaning

    Fruit

    kanji

    里

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    捜

    Meaning

    Search

    kanji

    苗

    Meaning

    Seedling

    kanji

    胃

    Meaning

    Stomach

    kanji

    累

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    kanji

    魚

    Meaning

    Fish

    kanji

    雷

    Meaning

    Thunder, Lightning

    kanji

    町

    Meaning

    Town

    kanji

    思

    Meaning

    Think

    kanji

    界

    Meaning

    World

    kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

    kanji

    異

    Meaning

    Rare, Different

    kanji

    畔

    Meaning

    Edge of, Shore

    kanji

    男

    Meaning

    Man

    kanji

    鼻

    Meaning

    Nose

    kanji

    畏

    Meaning

    Apprehensive

    kanji

    畿

    Meaning

    Capital, Suburbs of capital

    kanji

    略

    Meaning

    Abbreviation, Strategy

    kanji

    畜

    Meaning

    Livestock

    kanji

    奮

    Meaning

    Invigorated

    kanji

    曽

    Meaning

    Formerly

    kanji

    塁

    Meaning

    Base, Small fort

    kanji

    畳

    Meaning

    Tatami, Fold up

Learn the Kanji 甲

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What does 甲 mean?

甲 means 'Armor' and 'Shell'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.

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