Refers to protective body covering, especially traditional Japanese armor (samurai armor). Also used for Western-style armor in historical or fantasy contexts.
The samurai put on his armor before the battle.
I saw old armor at the museum.
A samurai wearing armor was fighting.
After the battle ended, he took off his armor.
The knight donned his heavy armor and stood on the battlefield.
鎧 refers to traditional body armor worn by a person, while 装甲 refers to the metal plating fitted to vehicles, ships, or structures.
鎧 (よろい) is the standard modern word for armor, while 堅 (けん) is an archaic, classical term for the same thing.
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Standard kanji spelling for armor, especially Japanese-style armor.
Rare alternative kanji; 甲 more commonly read こう or かぶと.
The kanji 鎧 is a phono-semantic compound: 金 (metal) + 豈 (phonetic, also suggesting 'to cover'). The reading よろい is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin.