甲

meaningarmor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

On'yomi
コウ、カン
Kun'yomi
きのえ
Strokes
5
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1073 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

甲
  • 甲こうcarapace
  • 装甲そうこうarmoring
  • 甲板かんぱんdeck
  • 甲状腺こうじょうせんthyroid
  • 甲斐かいresult
  • 甲子園こうしえんKoshien Stadium
  • 生き甲斐いきがいreason for living
  • 遣り甲斐やりがいvalue in doing something

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