甲 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「田」
道3Junior high level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「田」
- On
- コウ・カン
- Kun
- きのえ
- Meaning
- armour; first (grade)
Origin
From a tortoise shell: a hard covering, armour; also first in a sequence.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 甲乙・装甲車 |
|---|---|
| カン | 甲板・甲高い 「甲板」は，「コウハン」とも。 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 甲板かんぱん
deck (of a ship)
- 甲乙こうおつ
first and second
Example
船の甲板に出て風を受けた。
I went out on deck and felt the wind.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)