Word Meaning 甲羅

こうら koura

甲羅 is read as こうら (koura) and means person's back.

Meaning

English

person's back
years of experience
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.)
carapace
plastron

Reading

Kana

こうら

Romaji

koura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 22144 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲羅を経る

こうらをへる

to accumulate years of experience

甲羅干し

こうらぼし

basking (of animals with a shell or carapace, esp. turtles)

甲羅を干す

こうらをほす

to bask in the sun lying flat on one's stomach

甲羅蒸し

こうらむし

crab meat mixed with vegetables and egg yolk, steamed inside its shell

蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

かにはこうらににせてあなをほる

to each their own

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)

甲骨文

こうこつぶん

oracle bone script

Example Sentences

甲羅の模様でその亀を見分けた。

こうらのもようでそのかめをみわけた。

I recognized the turtle by the pattern on its carapace.