Word details

亀甲

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 亀甲.

Dictionary

Entry

亀甲きっこうきこうNounFreq #75738
1

tortoiseshell; tortoise shell

2

Abbreviation

tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; hexagonal pattern

3

Abbreviation

tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

亀

tortoise, turtle

11 strokesFrequency 1,353JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キキュウキン

Kun

かめ

Nanori

ひさひさし
甲

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

5 strokesFrequency 1,073JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コウカン

Kun

きのえ

Nanori

かぶときまさまさる

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