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全甲 (ぜんこう, zenkou) Japanese meaning: all A's | Kotomora

全ぜん甲こう

Meanings

1

all A's; straight A's

Used in educational contexts to describe a student who has received the highest grade in all subjects. Often appears in phrases like 全甲の成績.

彼かれは今こん学がっ期き、全ぜん甲こうを取とった。
He got straight A's this semester.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
甲armor, high (voice), A grade

Etymology

Compound of 全 (zen, 'all') and 甲 (kō, 'first class' or 'A grade'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with top academic performance.