Keyword
outer shell
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1194
Readings
こう
(50%)
(19%)
かん
(15%)
(7%)
かっ
(5%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a turtle with its head poking out downwards. You can clearly see its outer shell.

Used in kanji (13 in total)
push
single
home village
cape (on coast)
Used in vocabulary (197 in total)
high-pitched; shrill
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
back of the hand
Examples (9 in total)
The ship had three decks.
My work is my passion.
It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.