甲 jiā
noun
: first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing)
: first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
: letter “A” or roman “I” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III”, 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)
: ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Kun Reading
甲 OR 兜 | かぶと kabuto
noun
: helmet (of armor); headpiece
甲 | きのえ kinoe
noun
: first sign of the Chinese calendar
甲 OR 鎧 | よろい yoroi
noun
: armor
On Reading
甲 | こう kou
noun
: carapace; shell
: 1st in rank; grade A
: instep; back of hand
: the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party
甲 | かん kan
noun
: treble range (in Japanese music); high note
