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甲 こう N1

  1. carapace; shell
  2. 1st in rank; grade A
  3. back of hand; instep
  4. plaintiff (label in legal documents); the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party

甲 かん

  1. high note; treble range (in Japanese music)

甲 きのえ

  1. first sign of the Chinese calendar

甲乙 こうおつ

  1. A and B; first and second
  2. discernment; discrimination; distinction (in quality); superiority and (or) inferiority

甲子園 こうしえん

  1. Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)
  2. National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien
  3. National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien

甲斐 かい

  1. avail; benefit; effect; result (that makes an act worthwhile); use; value; worth (in doing something)

甲板 かんぱん

  1. deck (of a ship)

甲状腺 こうじょうせん

  1. thyroid (gland)

甲種 こうしゅ

  1. A-grade; first-class

甲高い かんだかい

  1. high-pitched; shrill
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