# 甲 — armour; grade A

甲 means “armour; grade A”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou), カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 甲 (kou, “carapace; shell”).

- Meaning: armour; grade A
- On'yomi: コウ (kou), カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 1

## How to remember 甲

Parts: 日 sun; day · 丨 stick

## Words with 甲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 甲 | こう (kou) | carapace; shell |

## Don't confuse it with

[由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/)

## More in the “Animals 1” set

[雄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/male/) · [尾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tail/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [竜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dragon/) · [翼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wing/) · [牲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrificial-animal/) · [亀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turtle/) · [牧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pasture/) · [鶴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crane/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/. Last updated 2026-11-01.