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Kanji 甲

5 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
コウカン
Kun'yomi
きのえ
Strokes
5
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1073 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 甲

  • 甲

    こう

    1st in rank; shell

    N1
  • 生き甲斐

    いきがい

    something one lives for, very important

    N1

Example sentences

  • 甲かぶとの食物しょくもつは乙おつの毒どく。

    One man's meat is another man's poison.

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