► 名詞
甲 [(1)こう] meaning: outside rank: 3
☆ 手の甲、足の甲 ⇨ The back of the hand, the top of the foot
甲 [(1)こう] [liter] meaning: one rank: 4
☆ 甲が売り主で乙が買い主だ ⇨ Party A is the seller and Party B is the buyer (☛ Usually in used in legal documents)
More examples:
- 戦車は分厚く装甲されている ⇨ The tank is heavily armored
- ずっと我慢した甲斐があった ⇨ It was worth persevering for a long time
- チームは一回戦で不甲斐なく敗退した ⇨ The team lost in the first round without putting up a fight
- やり甲斐のある仕事 ⇨ A job that is fulfilling to do
- 装甲車 ⇨ An armored vehicle. A tank
- 彼は家族に生き甲斐を感じる ⇨ He finds the meaning of life in his family
- 甲が売り主で乙が買い主だ ⇨ Party A is the seller and Party B is the buyer
- 彼女の甲高い声は耳障りだ ⇨ Her shrill voice is annoying
- 戦車の装甲は銃弾を跳ね返した ⇨ The tank’s armor deflected the bullets
- 本当にやり甲斐のある仕事をしている時は残業も苦にならない ⇨ When you are doing a truly fulfilling work, overtime doesn’t feel like a pain
- 両者は甲乙付け難い ⇨ It is hard to say which one is better between the two
- 働き甲斐のない仕事 ⇨ An unfulfilling job