Onyomi: カン, コウ · Kunyomi: きのえ · Meanings: A grade, armor, carapace, first class, former, high (voice), instep
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鎧 | よろい | armor, armour | common Noun |
| 甲 | こう | carapace, shell | common Noun |
| 兜 | かぶと | helmet (of a warrior), headpiece | common Noun |
| 甲 | きのえ | first sign of the Chinese calendar | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 甲 | かん | treble range (in Japanese music), high note | Noun |
| 甲板 | かんぱん | deck (of a ship) | common Noun |
| 甲斐 | かい | result (that makes an act worthwhile), worth (in doing something), value, effect, use, benefit, avail | common Noun |
| 甲高い | かんだかい | high-pitched, shrill | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 甲乙 | こうおつ | first and second, A and B | Noun |
| カブトムシ | カブトムシ | rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus) | Noun |
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