甲

See also: 田, 由, 申, and 曱

甲	U+7532, 甲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7532

← 由
[U+7531]

CJK Unified Ideographs

申 →
[U+7533]

Translingual

Stroke order

Alternative forms

𠇚
𡴌

Han character

甲 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 田中 (WL), four-corner 6050₀, composition ⿻日丨 or ⿻囗十)

Derived characters

㘡, 𭑱 (⿰女甲), 㳌, 䆘, 䖬, 𰕻, 䘥, 䛅, 匣, 呷, 庘, 柙, 炠, 狎, 玾, 笚, 翈, 胛, 舺, 鉀 (钾), 閘 (闸), 魻, 鴨 (鸭), 𠇺, 𠒛, 𠖹, 𡊠, 𡭵, 𢦦, 𢼓, 𣢗, 𣫹, 𤙇, 𤱋, 𤱢, 𤱣, 𤲍, 𤲰, 𤳅, 𤳵, 𤵭, 𥑐, 𥩫, 𦭖, 𧆥, 𧿵, 𨒇, 𨸺, 𩂘, 𩚲, 𩲳, 𩿼, 𪀋, 𪀌, 𪚧

References

KangXi: page 758, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21725

Dae Jaweon: page 1167, character 3

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2525, character 1

Unihan data for U+7532

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 甲
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (甲) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
笚	ʔl'aːb, ɡraːb
閘	klaːb, sɡreːb, *qraːb
鉀	klaːb, kraːb
甲	*kraːb
胛	*kraːb
岬	*kraːb
押	kraːb, qraːb
玾	*kraːb
呷	*qʰraːb
匣	*ɡraːb
狎	*ɡraːb
柙	*ɡraːb
翈	*ɡraːb
炠	*ɡraːb
鴨	*qraːb
庘	*qraːb

Pictogram (象形) : a turtle shell.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		甲
alternative forms		𠇚𡴌𤰒鉀／钾

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *krap (“shell; shield”). Cognate with Tibetan ཁྲབ (khrab, “coat of mail; shield”). Perhaps related to 鞈 (OC *kuːb, *kruːb, “leather jerkin or cuirass”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎ (jia³)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kap
(Meixian, Guangdong): gab⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): jiah⁴
Min Bei (KCR): gă
Min Dong (BUC): gák
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kah / kap
(Teochew, Peng'im): gah⁴
Xiang (Wiktionary): ga⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chia³
  - Yale: jyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea
  - Palladius: цзя (czja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³
  - Yale: gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap
  - Hakka Romanization System: gab`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kap̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kap̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jiah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiaʔ²/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gă
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah / kap
  - Tâi-lô: kah / kap
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq, kab
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/, /kap̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/, /kap̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/, /kap̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/, /kap̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/, /kap̚³²/

Note:

kah - vernacular;
kap - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaʔ²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ga⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka̠²⁴/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 甲	edit 甲 (指甲)
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕia²¹⁴/	/t͡ɕia⁰/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕia²¹³/	/t͡ɕia²¹³/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕiɑ¹³/	/t͡ɕiɑ¹³/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕia²¹³/	/t͡ɕia²¹³/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕia⁵⁵/	/t͡ɕia⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕia²⁴/	/t͡ɕia²⁴/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕia²¹/	/t͡ɕia²¹/
	Xining	/t͡ɕia⁴⁴/	/t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕia¹³/	/t͡ɕia¹³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕia¹³/	/t͡ɕia³¹/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕia⁵¹/	/t͡ɕia²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕia²¹³/	/ka²¹³/ 舊 /t͡ɕia²¹³/ 新
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕia³¹/	/t͡ɕia³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕia²¹/	/t͡ɕia²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕia̠³¹/	/t͡ɕia̠³¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵/	/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕiɐʔ⁵/	/t͡ɕiɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕiaʔ²/	/t͡ɕiaʔ²/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕiʌʔ¹³/	/t͡ɕiʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕiaʔ⁴³/	/t͡ɕiaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡ɕiaʔ⁵/	/kʰaʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/kaʔ⁵/	/kaʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵/	/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/ka²¹³/	/ka²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/kaʔ²¹/	/kaʔ²¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/kɔ⁵/	/kɔ⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕia²⁴/ /ka²⁴/	/t͡ɕia²⁴/ /ka²⁴/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡ɕiɒ²⁴/	/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/kaʔ⁵/	/kaʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/kap̚¹/	/kap̚¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kɑp̚²²/	/kɑp̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kap̚³/	/kap̚³/
	Nanning	/kap̚³³/	/kɛp̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/kap̚³/	/kap̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/kap̚³²/ /kaʔ³²/	/kap̚³²/ /kaʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kɑʔ²³/	/kɑʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ka²⁴/	/ka²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kaʔ²/	/kaʔ²/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ka⁵⁵/	/ka⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kˠap̚/

Rime
Character	甲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	銜 (150)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	古狎切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠap̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚap̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kap̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨp̚/
Li Rong	/kap̚/
Wang Li	/kap̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kap̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jia
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaap³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤr[a]p/
(Zhengzhang): /*kraːb/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	甲
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiǎ
Middle Chinese	‹ kæp ›
Old Chinese	/*[k]ˁr[a]p/
English	1st heavenly stem; fingernail
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	甲
Reading #	1/1
No.	5931
Phonetic component	甲
Rime group	盍
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	甲
Old Chinese	/*kraːb/
Notes	甲金文作十或田，象龜甲裂紋

Definitions

甲

shell; carapace
plate armor
nail (plate at the end of fingers and toes)
the first of the ten heavenly stems
number one; first; A
pronoun for an unspecified or unknown person or thing
a surname

Coordinate terms

(heavenly stems) 天干; 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 ^{(Category: zh:Heavenly stems)}

Compounds

Derived terms from 甲

一甲子 (yījiǎzǐ)
丁甲山
三甲 (sānjiǎ)
三鼎甲
丘逢甲
令甲
伏甲 (fújiǎ)
佛指甲
保甲法
修指甲 (xiūzhǐjia)
倒戈卸甲
偃兵息甲
六十甲子
六甲 (liùjiǎ)
兵甲 (bīngjiǎ)
卷甲
卸甲
卸甲坪 (Xièjiǎpíng)
卸甲店 (Xièjiǎdiàn)
同甲
地方火甲
大甲 (Dàjiǎ)
大甲溪
太甲 (Tài Jiǎ)
孔甲
富甲一方 (fùjiǎyīfāng)
富甲天下 (fùjiǎ tiānxià)
寸甲不留
年甲
年近花甲
披甲 (pījiǎ)
指甲 (zhǐjia)
指甲剪 (zhǐjiajiǎn)
指甲油 (zhǐjiayóu)
指甲花 (zhǐjiahuā)
指甲草
按甲休兵
擐甲 (huànjiǎ)
擐甲披袍
擐甲持戈 (huànjiǎ chí gē)
擐甲操戈
整手甲
束甲
枕戈坐甲
某甲 (mǒujiǎ)
案兵束甲
比甲
河亶甲
火甲
灰指甲 (huīzhǐjia)
爪甲
片甲不回 (piàn jiǎ bù huí)
片甲不存
片甲不留
犀甲
甲A
甲B
甲乙
甲仙 (Jiǎxiān, “Jiasian”)
甲兵 (jiǎbīng)
甲冑
甲卒
甲吏
甲基硅油
甲基磺酰胺 (jiǎjī huángxiān'àn)
甲基磺酸
甲士 (jiǎshì)
甲夜 (jiǎyè)
甲天下
甲子 (jiǎzǐ)
甲族
甲板 (jiǎbǎn)
甲榜

甲烷 (jiǎwán)
甲烷氯化物
甲申之役
甲科
甲第 (jiǎdì)
甲等 (jiǎděng)
甲等特考
甲苯 (jiǎběn)
甲裳
甲西 (Jiǎxī)
甲酚
甲酸 (jiǎsuān)
甲酸乙酯
甲醇 (jiǎchún)
甲醚 (jiǎmí)
甲醛 (jiǎquán)
甲骨文 (jiǎgǔwén)
登上甲
登甲第
盔甲 (kuījiǎ)
眉甲
科甲
穿山甲 (chuānshānjiǎ)
簸箕甲
羊蹄甲
胸中甲兵
胸有甲兵
胸甲 (xiōngjiǎ)
花甲 (huājiǎ)
花甲之年 (huājiǎzhīnián)
莩甲 (fújiǎ)
蜩甲
衣甲 (yījiǎ)
被甲
被甲兵
解甲
解甲休兵
解甲休士
解甲倒戈
解甲投戈
解衣卸甲
趾甲 (zhǐjiǎ)
躬擐甲冑
遁甲 (dùnjiǎ)
金甲 (jīnjiǎ)
霸王卸甲
鞍甲
魁甲
麻六甲 (Málùjiǎ)
鼎甲
一鱗半甲／一鳞半甲
一鱗片甲／一鳞片甲
三鹵甲烷／三卤甲烷
丟盔卸甲／丢盔卸甲
丟盔撩甲／丢盔撩甲
丟盔棄甲／丢盔弃甲
唐猊鎧甲／唐猊铠甲 (tángní kǎijiǎ)
堅甲利兵／坚甲利兵 (jiānjiǎlìbīng)
大甲蓆／大甲席
天甲經／天甲经
奇門遁甲／奇门遁甲
學甲／学甲 (Xuéjiǎ) (Syuejia)
宮甲／宫甲
帶甲／带甲
帶甲之勞／带甲之劳
平頭甲子／平头甲子
慣甲／惯甲
拋戈卸甲／抛戈卸甲
拋戈棄甲／抛戈弃甲
指甲套兒／指甲套儿
按甲寢兵／按甲寝兵
捲甲重來／卷甲重来
擐甲執兵／擐甲执兵

擐甲執銳／擐甲执锐
擐甲揮戈／擐甲挥戈
枕戈寢甲／枕戈寝甲
棄甲／弃甲
棄甲拋戈／弃甲抛戈
棄甲曳兵／弃甲曳兵
爪甲點金／爪甲点金
片甲無存／片甲无存
片鱗碎甲／片鳞碎甲
甲午戰爭／甲午战争 (Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)
甲基環硅氧烷／甲基环硅氧烷
甲基苯駢三氮唑／甲基苯骈三氮唑
甲帳／甲帐
甲殼／甲壳 (jiǎqiào)
甲狀腺／甲状腺 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn)
甲狀腺素／甲状腺素 (jiǎzhuàngxiànsù)
甲狀腺腫／甲状腺肿 (jiǎzhuàngxiànzhǒng)
甲狀軟骨／甲状软骨 (jiǎzhuàng ruǎngǔ)
甲第星羅／甲第星罗
甲第連雲／甲第连云
甲級戰犯／甲级战犯
甲級流氓／甲级流氓
甲蟲／甲虫 (jiǎchóng)
甲酸鈉／甲酸钠 (jiǎsuānnà)
甲酸鉀／甲酸钾
甲醇鈉／甲醇钠
甲長／甲长
甲門／甲门
甲頭／甲头
甲館／甲馆
甲馬／甲马
甲骨學／甲骨学 (jiǎgǔxué)
甲魚／甲鱼 (jiǎyú)
發甲／发甲
皮膚甲錯／皮肤甲错
積甲山齊／积甲山齐
穿甲彈／穿甲弹
納甲／纳甲
組甲／组甲
總甲／总甲
繕甲厲兵／缮甲厉兵
繕甲治兵／缮甲治兵
義甲／义甲 (yìjiǎ)
腳甲／脚甲
腹有鱗甲／腹有鳞甲
虎甲蟲／虎甲虫
裝甲／装甲 (zhuāngjiǎ)
裝甲兵／装甲兵 (zhuāngjiǎbīng)
裝甲車／装甲车 (zhuāngjiǎchē)
裝甲部隊／装甲部队
解兵釋甲／解兵释甲
解甲歸田／解甲归田
解甲釋兵／解甲释兵
貴甲子／贵甲子
身懷六甲／身怀六甲 (shēnhuáiliùjiǎ)
逢甲大學／逢甲大学
銀甲／银甲
鎖子甲／锁子甲
鎧甲／铠甲 (kǎijiǎ)
鐵甲／铁甲 (tiějiǎ)
鐵甲武士／铁甲武士
鐵甲蟲／铁甲虫
鐵甲車／铁甲车 (tiějiǎchē)
韜戈卷甲／韬戈卷甲
風兵草甲／风兵草甲
飛行甲板／飞行甲板
馬甲／马甲 (mǎjiǎ)
馬甲子／马甲子
高甲戲／高甲戏 (gāojiǎxì)
鱗甲／鳞甲
黃甲／黄甲
龜甲／龟甲 (guījiǎ)

Descendants

→ Thai: กาบ (gàap)
→ Zhuang: gyap

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		甲

Borrowed from Dutch akker (“field”) or morgen (“morning”).[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎ (jia³)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kap
Min Nan (POJ): kah

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chia³
  - Yale: jyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea
  - Palladius: цзя (czja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjä²¹⁴/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap
  - Hakka Romanization System: gab`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /kap̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
  - Tâi-lô: kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Definitions

甲

(Taiwan) unit of land (area) measure, equivalent to 2,934 坪 (píng) or 0.97 hectares,[2] roughly 2.1 acres

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		甲
alternative forms		𢓜徦到

From 到 (kàu).

Pronunciation 1

Min Nan (POJ): kah

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
  - Tâi-lô: kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Definitions

甲 (Min Nan)

to arrive; to reach
to; until; to the extent
- 阮將青春嫁置恁兜，阮對少年跟你跟甲老。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  阮将青春嫁置恁兜，阮对少年跟你跟甲老。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 江蕙 (Jody Chiang), 家後／家后 (Wife)
  Gún chiong chheng-chhun kè tī lín-tau, gún tùi siàu-liân tòe lí tòe kah lāu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I married my youthfulness to you; I followed you from my youth till I'm old.

Pronunciation 2

Min Nan (POJ): ka̍h

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka̍h
  - Tâi-lô: ka̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kah
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ²⁴/

Definitions

甲

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Min Nan) very; really; badly

Etymology 4

Probably from 敢 (kám, káⁿ).

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): kah

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
  - Tâi-lô: kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Definitions

甲 (Min Nan)

how is it that; how could
- 港邊的風將阮的目屎吹乾，卡拉OK甲點一塊快樂的演歌？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  港边的风将阮的目屎吹干，卡拉OK甲点一块快乐的演歌？ [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 詹雅雯, 單身的演歌
  Káng-piⁿ ê hong chiong gún ê ba̍k-sái chhoe ta, kha-lá-ó͘-khe kah tiám chi̍t tè khoài-lo̍k ê ián-kah? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  The wind at the harbourside blows my tears dry; how could the karaoke choose a happy enka?
(Taiwan) since; as

Etymology 5

simp. and trad.		甲

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): kah

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
  - Tâi-lô: kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

Definitions

甲

(Min Nan) Alternative form of 佮 (kah, kap, “and; with”).
- 山珍海味，啤露甲威士忌，咱坐乎圓圓，大家大賺錢。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  山珍海味，啤露甲威士忌，咱坐乎圆圆，大家大赚钱。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 張秀卿／张秀卿 (Chang Hsiu-ching), 加油 (Gan Ba-De)
  San-tin-hái-bī, bì-lù kah ui-sū-kī, lán chē hō͘ îⁿ-îⁿ, ta̍k-ke tōa thàn-chîⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  A feast of great food, beer and whisky, let's sit around and earn big money.

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): kā

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kā
  - Tâi-lô: kā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka³³/

Definitions

甲

(Min Nan) Alternative form of 共 (kā).
- 我欲甲你攬牢牢，因為驚你半暝啊爬起來哭。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  我欲甲你揽牢牢，因为惊你半暝啊爬起来哭。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  From: 江蕙 (Jody Chiang), 甲你攬牢牢
  Góa beh kā lí lám-tiâu-tiâu, in-ūi kiaⁿ lí pòaⁿ-mî-á peh--khí-lâi khàu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  I want to hug you tight because I fear that you will get up and cry.

References

Andrade, Tonio (2005), “Appendix A: Weights, Measures, and Exchange Rates”, in How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press, →ISBN.
“Entry #1857”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji

甲

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: きょう (kyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: かん (kan, Jōyō); かっ (ka')^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
Kun: よろい (yoroi, 甲)^{←よろひ (yorofi, historical)}; つめ (tsume); きのえ (kinoe)

Compounds

甲(こう)虫(ちゅう) (kōchū): Japanese rhinoceros beetle
甲(こう)羅(ら) (kōra): shell, carapace

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲
こう Grade: S
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 甲 (kæp).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) こー [kóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Homophones: 鸛, 公, 爻, 功, 巧, 交, 行, 劫, 孝, 更, 抗, 効, 幸, 庚, 侯, 紅, 香, 候, 校, 貢, 項, 項, 綱, 稿, 蝗, 蝗, 薨, 講, 恋う, 請う, 乞う, 恍, 皎, 斯う

Noun

甲(こう) • (kō) ^{←かふ (kafu)^?}

carapace, shell
something A
1. first in rank
2. instep or the back of the hand
3. the first party

Proper noun

甲(こう) • (Kō)

the first of the ten heavenly stems

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲
よろい Grade: S
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

鎧

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) よろい [yòróí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [jo̞ɾo̞i]

Noun

甲(よろい) • (yoroi) ^{←よろひ (yorofi)^?}

armor

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
甲
かん Grade: S
kan’yōon

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Kan’yōyomi

(Tokyo) かん [kàń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kã̠ɴ]

Noun

甲(かん) • (kan)

treble range

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
甲
きのえ Grade: S
kun’yomi

木 (Ki, “Wood”, one of the Five Elements) +‎ の (no, attributive marker) +‎ 兄 (e, “elder brother”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) きのえ [kìnóé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kʲino̞e̞]

Proper noun

甲(きのえ) • (Kinoe)

the first of the ten heavenly stems

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 甲 (MC kˠap̚). Recorded as Middle Korean 갑〮 (káp) (Yale: kap) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Compare modern Cantonese 甲 (gaap³) and Hakka 甲 (gab⁵).

Hanja

Wikisource甲 (eumhun 갑옷 갑 (gabot gap))
甲 (eumhun 첫째 천간(天干) 갑 (cheotjjae cheon'gan gap))

Hanja form^? of 갑 (“armor; shell”).
Hanja form^? of 갑 (“the first of the ten heavenly stems; something A”).

Compounds

Armor; Shell

갑옷 (甲옷, gabot, “armor”)
둔갑 (遁甲, dun'gap, “transformation”)
갑충 (甲蟲, gapchung, “beetle”)
갑판 (甲板, gap'pan, “deck”)
귀갑 (龜甲, gwigap, “turtleback”)
갑각 (甲殼, gapgak, “shell, crust”)
갑각류 (甲殼類, gapgangnyu, “crustacean”)
장갑 (掌甲, janggap, “glove”)
철갑 (鐵甲, cheolgap, “ironclad”)
철갑선 (鐵甲船, cheolgapseon, “ironclad (ship)”)
철갑상어 (鐵甲沙魚, cheolgapsang'eo, “Chinese sturgeon”)
천산갑 (穿山甲, cheonsan'gap, “pangolin”)
갑상선 (甲狀腺, gapsangseon, “thyroid gland”)
갑골문자 (甲骨文字, gapgolmunja, “oracle bone script”)

The first of the ten heavenly stems; Something A

갑부 (甲富, gapbu, “millionaire”)
환갑 (還甲, hwan'gap, “one's 60th birthday”)
회갑 (回甲, hoegap, “one's 60th birthday”)
갑론을박 (甲論乙駁, gamnoneulbak, “conjecture and refutation”)

Noun

Hanja in this term
甲

甲 • (gap) (hangeul 갑)

(in headlines) number one, thus the best
"가성비甲" 획기적 상품 출시!
"gaseongbigap" hoekgijeok sangpum chulsi!
This innovative product is the best bang for your buck!
(law) something A; the first party
상기 乙은 본 문서에 명시된 업무와 관련하여甲에게 근로를 제공한다.
sanggi eureun myeongsidoen eommuwa gwallyeonhayeo gabege geulloreul jegonghanda.
The B (employee) indicated above will provide labour to A (employer) according to the tasks indicated in this document.

Usage notes

A common convention in news headlines or legal documents, these particular senses are often written in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.

Antonyms

((law) something A; the first party): 乙을 (eul, “something B”)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

甲: Hán Nôm readings: giáp, giẹp, kép, nháp, ráp

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[Andrade-1] Andrade, Tonio (2005), “Appendix A: Weights, Measures, and Exchange Rates”, in How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century, Columbia University Press, →ISBN.

[2] “Entry #1857”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.