Word Meaning 甲子

きのえね kinoene

甲子 is read as きのえね (kinoene) and means Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044).

Meaning

English

Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)

Reading

Kana

きのえね

Romaji

kinoene

Writing Variants

甲子かっし kasshi
甲子こうし koushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 67111 Priority K

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甲南女子大学

こうなんじょしだいがく

Konan Women's University

甲子園大学

こうしえんだいがく

Kōshien University

甲子園

こうしえん

Kōshien (location of Koshien Stadium, where the Japan National High School Baseball Tournament is held)

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

甲

こう

1st in rank

甲

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)

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