Word Meaning 鼈甲

べっこう bekkou

鼈甲 is read as べっこう (bekkou) and means tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle).

Meaning

English

tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle)
bekko

Reading

Kana

べっこう

Romaji

bekkou

Writing Variants

べっ甲 べっこう bekkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鼈甲細工

べっこうざいく

article of tortoise shell

鼈甲色

べっこういろ

amber (colour, color)

鼈甲飴

べっこうあめ

hard candy

鼈甲餡

べっこうあん

tortoiseshell sauce

鼈甲蜂

べっこうばち

spider wasp

亀甲

きこう

tortoise shell

装甲

そうこう

armoring

甲

こう

1st in rank

甲

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

手の甲

てのこう

back of the hand

手甲

てこう

covering for the back of the hand and wrist

全甲

ぜんこう

all-A (student)

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鼈甲べっこう Bekkou