(kinoe)

1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

(きのえ, kinoe) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “1st in rank, first sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, instep, grade A”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

胴甲どうこう

They were body armors.

甲斐甲斐かいがいしく はたらく。

Work like a bee.

画塾の青甲社に入塾する。

He entered Shoko-sha, a private school of painting.

わたしには 生き甲斐いきがいがない。

I have nothing to live for.