甲

• 𠇚
• 𡴌

甲 (radical 102, 田+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 田中 (WL), four-corner 6050₀, composition ⿻日丨 or ⿻囗十)

• 㘡, 㳌, 䆘, 䖬, 䘥, 䛅, 匣, 呷, 庘, 柙, 炠, 狎, 玾, 笚, 翈, 胛, 舺, 鉀 (钾), 閘 (闸), 魻, 鴨 (鸭), 𠇺, 𠒛, 𠖹, 𡊠, 𡭵, 𢦦, 𢼓, 𣢗, 𣫹, 𤙇, 𤱋, 𤱢, 𤱣, 𤲍, 𤲰, 𤳅, 𤳵, 𤵭, 𥑐, 𥩫, 𦭖, 𧆥, 𧿵, 𨒇, 𨸺, 𩂘, 𩚲, 𩲳, 𩿼, 𪀋, 𪀌, 𪚧

• KangXi: page 758, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21725
• Dae Jaweon: page 1167, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2525, character 1
• Unihan data for U+7532

Historical forms of the character 甲
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu Slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Pictogram (象形) : a turtle shell.

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krap (“shell; shield”).

甲

1. armor
2. shell
3. nail (plate at the end of fingers and toes)
4. the first of the ten heavenly stems
5. number one; first; A
6. A surname​.

• (heavenly stems) 天干; 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸

Borrowed from Dutch akker (“field”) or morgen (“morning”).[1]

甲

1. (Taiwan) unit of land (area) measure, equivalent to 2,934 坪 (píng) or 0.97 hectares,[2] roughly 2.1 acres

From 到 (kàu).

甲

(Min Nan)

1. to arrive; to reach
2. to; until; to the extent

   • 阮將青春嫁置恁兜，阮對少年跟你跟甲老。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     阮将青春嫁置恁兜，阮对少年跟你跟甲老。 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 江蕙 (Jody Chiang), 家後 (Wife)

     Gún chiong chheng-chhun kè tī lín-tau, gún tùi siàu-liân tòe lí tòe kah lāu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I married my youthfulness to you; I followed you from my youth till I'm old.

甲

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Min Nan) very; really; badly

Probably from 敢 (kám, káⁿ).

甲

(Min Nan)

1. how is it that; how could

   • 港邊的風將阮的目屎吹乾，卡拉OK甲點一塊快樂的演歌？ [Taiwanese, trad.]
     港边的风将阮的目屎吹干，卡拉OK甲点一块快乐的演歌？ [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 詹雅雯, 單身的演歌

     Káng-piⁿ ê hong chiong gún ê ba̍k-sái chhoe ta, kha-lá-ó͘-khe kah tiám chi̍t tè khoài-lo̍k ê ián-kah? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The wind at the harbourside blows my tears dry; how could the karaoke choose a happy enka?

2. (Taiwan) since; as

甲

1. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 佮 (kah, kap, “and; with”).

   • 山珍海味，啤露甲威士忌，咱坐乎圓圓，大家大賺錢。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     山珍海味，啤露甲威士忌，咱坐乎圆圆，大家大赚钱。 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 張秀卿 (Chang Hsiu-ching), 加油 (Gan Ba-De)

     San-tin-hái-bī, bì-lù kah ui-sū-kī, lán chē hō͘ îⁿ-îⁿ, ta̍k-ke tōa thàn-chîⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     A feast of great food, beer and whisky, let's sit around and earn big money.

甲

1. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 共 (kā).

   • 我欲甲你攬牢牢，因為驚你半暝啊爬起來哭。 [Taiwanese, trad.]
     我欲甲你揽牢牢，因为惊你半暝啊爬起来哭。 [Taiwanese, simp.]

     From: 江蕙 (Jody Chiang), 甲你攬牢牢

     Góa beh kā lí lám-tiâu-tiâu, in-ūi kiaⁿ lí pòaⁿ-mî-á peh--khí-lâi khàu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     I want to hug you tight because I fear that you will get up and cry.

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

• Go-on: きょう (kyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
• Kun: よろい (yoroi, 甲)^{←よろひ (yorofi, historical)}; つめ (tsume); きのえ (kinoe)

• 甲 (こう)虫 (ちゅう) (kōchū)

From Middle Chinese 甲 (kæp)

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) こ​ー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]
• Homophones: 鸛, 公, 爻, 功, 巧, 交, 行, 劫, 孝, 更, 抗, 効, 幸, 庚, 侯, 紅, 香, 候, 校, 貢, 項, 項, 綱, 稿, 蝗, 蝗, 薨, 講, 恋う, 請う, 乞う, 恍, 皎, 斯う

甲 (hiragana こう, rōmaji kō, historical hiragana かふ)

1. carapace, shell
2. something A
   1. first in rank
   2. instep or the back of the hand
   3. the first party

甲 (hiragana こう, rōmaji Kō)

1. the first of the ten Heavenly Stems

• 鎧

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) よろい [yòróí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾo̞i]

甲 (hiragana よろい, rōmaji yoroi, historical hiragana よろひ)

1. armor

• Kan’yōyomi
  • (Tokyo) かん [kàń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kã̠ɴ]

甲 (hiragana かん, rōmaji kan)

1. treble range

木 (Ki, “Wood”, one of the Five Elements) +‎ の (no, attributive marker) +‎ 兄 (e, “elder brother”)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) きのえ [kìnóé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [kʲino̞e̞]

甲 (hiragana きのえ, rōmaji Kinoe)

1. the first of the ten Heavenly Stems

甲 • (gap) (hangeul 갑, revised gap, McCune–Reischauer kap, Yale kap)

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甲 (giáp)

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