甲
- On
- こう;かん
- Kun
- きのえ
- Stroke count
- 5
・armor
・high (voice)
・a grade
・first class
・former
・instep
・carapace
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Dictionary: “甲”
甲
こう
carapace; shell
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甲種
こうしゅ
A-grade;first-class
甲乙
こうおつ
first and second;A and B
甲高い
かんだかい
high-pitched;shrill
甲板
かんぱん
deck (of a ship)
甲状腺
こうじょうせん
thyroid (gland)
甲
こう
1st in rank;grade A
甲乙
こうおつ
superiority and (or) inferiority;distinction (in quality);discernment;discrimination
甲
こう
instep;back of hand
甲
こう
the A party (e.g. in a contract);the first party;plaintiff (label in legal documents)
甲冑
かっちゅう
armor and helmet
甲子園
こうしえん
Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)
甲骨文
こうこつぶん
oracle bone script
甲羅
こうら
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.);carapace;plastron
甲斐
かい
result (that makes an act worthwhile);worth (in doing something);value;effect;use;benefit;avail
甲子園
こうしえん
National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium);Summer Koshien
甲羅
こうら
(person's) back
甲羅
こうら
years of experience
甲子園
こうしえん
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium);Spring Koshien
甲板
こうはん
deck (of a ship)
甲
きのえ
first sign of the Chinese calendar
甲
かん
treble range (in Japanese music);high note
甲南大学
こうなんだいがく
Konan University
甲乙つけがたい
こうおつつけがたい
difficult to say which of the two is better;hard to tell which is better;(there is) little to choose between them
甲声
かんごえ
sharp high voice
甲子
きのえね
Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
甲兵
こうへい
arms;war;armed warrior
甲と乙
こうとおつ
the former and the latter;A and B
甲乙丙丁
こうおつへいてい
A, B, C and D;first, second, third and fourth
甲卒
こうそつ
armored warrior;armoured warrior
甲南女子大学
こうなんじょしだいがく
Konan Women's University
甲戌
きのえいぬ
Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
甲夜
こうや
first division of the night (approx. 7pm to 9pm)
甲乙丙
こうおつへい
A, B and C;first, second and third
甲斐性なし
かいしょうなし
being good-for-nothing;useless person
甲掛け
こうがけ
gauntlet;spats
甲の薬は乙の毒
こうのくすりはおつのどく
one man's meat is another man's poison
甲寅
きのえとら
Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
甲斐無い
かいない
worthless;pointless;useless
甲巡
こうじゅん
armored cruiser;armoured cruiser
甲斐性
かいしょう
resourcefulness;ability (esp. to earn a living);dependability;reliability
甲子園大学
こうしえんだいがく
Koshien University
甲信
こうしん
Kōshin (region)
甲信地方
こうしんちほう
Kōshin region
甲斐甲斐しい
かいがいしい
brisk and efficient;diligent;devoted;spirited
甲府
こうふ
Kōfu (city in Yamanashi)
甲信越地方
こうしんえつちほう
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures);Koshinetsu
甲斐がない
かいがない
useless;in vain
甲斐がある
かいがある
to be effective;to be fruitful;to be worthwhile;to be worth;to be rewarded;to pay off
甲斐なし
かいなし
worthlessness;uselessness;hopelessness