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甲

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • armor
  • high (voice)
  • A grade
  • first class
  • former
  • instep
  • carapace

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ
  • カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • きのえ
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#734
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
田#102 · field

Components

Common Words

  • 甲乙こうおつNounfirst and second, A and B
  • 甲種こうしゅNounA-grade, first-class
  • 甲斐かいNounresult (that makes an act worthwhile), worth (in doing something), value, effect, use, benefit, avail
  • 甲板かんぱんNoundeck (of a ship)
  • 甲高いかんだかいi-Adj.high-pitched, shrill
  • 甲状腺こうじょうせんNounthyroid (gland)
  • 甲子園こうしえんNounKoshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)
  • 装甲そうこうNounarmoring, armouring, armor, armour

Practice in Kanjiru

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