Word Meaning 甲イカ

こういか kouika

甲イカ is read as こういか (kouika) and means golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta).

Meaning

English

  1. golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta)
  2. cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)

Reading

Kana

こういか

Romaji

kouika

Writing Variants

  • 甲烏賊 こういか kouika

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 126717 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

甲高い

かんだかい

high-pitched

甲種

こうしゅ

A-grade

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

こう

1st in rank

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

甲羅

こうら

person's back

甲骨文

こうこつぶん

oracle bone script

甲斐

かい

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

甲南女子大学

こうなんじょしだいがく

Konan Women's University

甲午農民戦争

こうごのうみんせんそう

Donghak Peasant Revolution (Korea; 1894-1895)

甲信地方

こうしんちほう

Kōshin region