JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 甲: "armor, high (voice), A grade"
The kanji 甲 means "armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ, カン in on'yomi and きのえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウカン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きのえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1073 of 2,501 |
Common words with 甲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 甲高いhigh-pitched; shrill
- 甲carapace; shell · 1st in rank; grade A
- 手の甲back of the hand
- 甲斐result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect
- 甲斐Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
- 甲斐があるto be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth
- 装甲armoring; armouring; armor; armour
- 甲板deck (of a ship)
- 甲冑armor and helmet
- 不甲斐ないgood-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless
- 遣り甲斐value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
- 甲羅shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron · (person's) back
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