Kun readings

On readings

Name (nanori) readings

Example words

きのえ

きのえ甲

first sign of the Chinese calendar

きのえいぬ甲戌

Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)

きのえうま甲午

Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)

きのえさる甲申

Wood Monkey (21st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1944, 2004, 2064)

きのえね甲子

Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)

コウ

かめのこう亀の甲

tortoise shell

こう甲

carapace; shell

こうおつ甲乙

first and second; A and B

こうじょうせん甲状腺

thyroid (gland)

こうら甲羅

shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron

カン

かんだかい甲高い

high-pitched; shrill

かんばしる甲走る

to make a shrill sound

かんぱん甲板

deck (of a ship)

かんぱんいん甲板員

deck hand

ひこうかんぱん飛行甲板

flight deck