Memory phrase for the Kanji: 甲

甲

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Meaning shell, armor, grade A

Pronunciation

KŌ, KAN
kōra

Explanation

Seed 丨, shell/husk 田

Mnemonic
 
The seedling (root shoot) cracks its shell.

Radicals

甲 shell, armorIn the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the amor/shell 田 (= 甲) (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)
田 rice field
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 Vocabulary

生き甲斐 いきがい  something one lives for, very important
甲 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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