N1Noun
亀甲
きっこう
Meaning
- 1.tortoiseshell
- 2.tortoise shell
- 3.tortoiseshell pattern
Meanings across languages
- English
- tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern
- Tiếng Việt
- vỏ rùa, hình rùa, mẫu hình rùa
- 日本語
- 亀甲, 亀の殻
- 한국어
- 거북이 등껍질, 거북이 무늬
- 中文
- 龟壳, 龟甲
- Bahasa Indonesia
- cangkang penyu, pola cangkang
- ภาษาไทย
- เปลือกเต่า, ลวดลายเปลือกเต่า
- Español
- carey, patrón de carey
- Français
- écaille de tortue, motif tortue
- Deutsch
- Schildpatt, Schildkrötenmuster
- Português
- tortoise shell, padrão de tartaruga
Kanji used
Related words
亀裂
きれつ
crack, crevice
N1装甲
そうこう
armoring, armouring
N1甲板
かんぱん
deck (of a ship)
N1甲状腺
こうじょうせん
thyroid (gland)
N1甲斐
かい
result (that makes an act worthwhile), worth (in doing something)
N1甲羅
こうら
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.), carapace
N1甲子園
こうしえん
Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture), National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium)
N1遣り甲斐
やりがい
value in doing something, feeling that something is worth doing
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