Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 甲


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Meaning

shell, armor, grade A

Pronunciation

KŌ, KAN
kōra

Explanation

Seed , shell/husk

Mnemonic

The seedling (root shoot) cracks its shell.

Radicals

shell, armor
rice field
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Vocabulary

生き甲斐 いきがい something one lives for, very important
こう 1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, grade A
甲冑師 かっちゅうし armorer, armourer

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