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冑 Kanji meaning "helmet"

Jiten frequency #2453Kanken Level 1TMW Major Idol9 strokes

Meanings

helmet

On'yomi

チュウ

Kun'yomi

かぶとよろい

Composed of

由wherefore
月month

Radical: 冂 (upside-down box radical (no. 13)), inside 月

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

冑(かぶと)helmet (of a warrior)#84401冑(かぶと)を脱(ぬ)ぐto accept one's inferiority#241695冑山(かぶとやま)Kabutoyama#357149内(うち)冑(かぶと)inside of a helmet#476568冑(かぶと)魚(うお)large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps)#476568

Most common words using this kanji

甲冑(かっちゅう)armor and helmet#19294冑(かぶと)helmet (of a warrior)#84401甲冑師(かっちゅうし)armorer#174888冑(かぶと)を脱(ぬ)ぐto accept one's inferiority#241695甲冑魚(かっちゅうぎょ)armored fish#272734華(か)冑(ちゅう)aristocracy#284426冑山(かぶとやま)Kabutoyama#357149内(うち)冑(かぶと)inside of a helmet#476568冑(かぶと)魚(うお)large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps)#476568冑信(ちゅうしん)Chuushin#476568
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