鎧
put on armor, arm oneself
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
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.