Vita:甲

Parts

• 甲 1113 armor (roots, armour)

Usage in other kanji

• 甲 1113 armor (roots, armour)
  • 押 1114 push
  • 岬 1115 headland
  • 挿 1116 insert

KANJIDIC Entry

• 甲 3943 U7532 B2 C102 G8 S5 F1073 N92 V3725 H3481 DK2169 L1113 K1071 O184 DO1082 MN21725 MP7.1067 E1243 IN982 DJ1816 DG1331 P4-5-1 I0a5.34 Q6050.0 DR3655 Yjia3 Wgab コウ カン カ きのえ T1 かぶと き まさ まさる {armor} {high (voice)} {A grade} {first class} {former} {instep} {carapace}

EDICT Entries

• 甲 [きのえ] / (n) 1st in rank / first sign of the Chinese calendar / shell / instep / grade A / (P) /
• 甲乙 [こうおつ] / (n) (1) A and B / excellent and good / similarity / (2) discrimination / discernment / distinction / (P) /
• 甲高い [かんだかい] / (adj) high-pitched / shrill / (P) /
• 甲子 [かっし] / (n) first of the sexagenary cycle / (P) /
• 甲種 [こうしゅ] / (n) A-grade / first-class / (P) /
• 甲状腺 [こうじょうせん] / (n) thyroid gland / (P) /
• 甲板 [かんぱん] / (n) (ship) deck / (P) /
• 甲板 [こうはん] / (n) (ship) deck / (P) /
• 甲斐 [かい] / (n) effect / result / worth / use / avail / (P) /
• 生き甲斐 [いきがい] / (n) something one lives for, very important / (P) /
• 装甲 [そうこう] / (adj-no,n) armored / armoured / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1106 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 甲 => 冂, No glyph available

Radical

• 甲 => 冂 (upside down box) , 二 (two) , 丨 (line)

Graphical

• 甲 => 冂,二,丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jia3 - first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/(used for an unspecified person or thing)/first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)/armor plating/shell or carapace/(of the fingers or toes) nail/bladed leather or metal armor (old)/ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)/civil administration unit (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 (jia3): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 指甲
• 甲

Medium Frequency

• 指甲油
• 甲乙
• 甲亢
• 甲子
• 甲方
• 甲板
• 甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
• 甲醛
• 甲骨文
• 盔甲
• 美甲
• 花甲
• 趾甲
• 铠甲 (鎧甲)
• 铁甲 (鐵甲)
• 马甲 (馬甲)
• 鳞甲 (鱗甲)

Appears In

• 甲 also appears in:
• 押鸭禺匣闸钾呷岬胛厣狎柙鉀鴨翈