単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#11,633 most used

甲

こう1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

instep; back of hand

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My shoes are too small, so the top of my foot hurts.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The back of Tom's right hand was injured by a splinter of glass.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

MEANINGS

3

instep; back of hand

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

1

carapace; shell

noun

2

1st in rank; grade A

noun

4

the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents)

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

蝗rice grasshopperこう · not in tangoya
侯marquisこう · not in tangoya
候season; weatherこう · not in tangoya
こうin this way; like this香incenseこう乞うto beg; to requestこう功merit; meritorious deedこう講religious associationこう

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#11,633 most used

Written甲 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium