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Kotomora

鎧

put on armor, arm oneself

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • カイ
  • ガイ

Kun'yomi

  • よろ.う
  • よろい

Meaning

鎧 centers on the act of donning protective metal covering: putting on armor or arming oneself for battle.

Most common words using 鎧

  • 鎧よろい

    armor; armour

  • 大鎧おおよろい

    box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback; ō-yoroi

  • 板金鎧ばんきんよろい

    plate armor; plate armour

  • 重鎧じゅうがい

    heavy armor; heavy armour; wearing heavy armor

  • 鎧うよろう

    to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself

  • 鎧土竜蜚蠊よろいもぐらごきぶり

    giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)

  • 鎧戸よろいど

    slatted shutter; louver door (window)

  • 鎧板よろいいた

    louver slat; louvre slat

  • 鎧櫃よろいびつ

    storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet

  • 鎧球がいきゅう

    American football

  • 鎧窓よろいまど

    louvered window

  • 鎧竜がいりゅう

    ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)

  • 鎧草よろいぐさ

    Angelica dahurica (species of angelica)

  • 鎧蜥蜴よろいとかげ

    girdle-tailed lizard

  • 鎧袖一触がいしゅういっしょく

    (beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

  • 鎧鮫よろいざめ

    kitefin shark (Dalatias licha); seal shark

  • 鎧鼠よろいねずみ

    armadillo

  • 鎧鼬魚よろいいたちうお

    snubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)

  • 革鎧かわよろい

    leather armor; leather armour

  • 馬鎧うまよろい

    horse armor; horse armour

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Study

Etymology

鎧 combines 金 (metal) with 豈, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a sense of covering or protection. The exact historical development of 豈 in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 金 is metal, and the right side 豈 looks like a helmet with a visor and a body plate. Picture a warrior putting on this metal armor piece by piece.

Reading mnemonic

For カイ, imagine a knight in shining armor shouting 'Kai!' as he arms himself: Kai -> カイ.