Kanji Detail for 鎧 - "armor, to armor"

鎧

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

鎧 means "armor, to armor."
1. Armor - Metal protective gear for the body.
2. To armor - To put on armor.
Four-character idioms with 鎧
- 鎧袖一触がいしゅういっしょく (beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
Tattoo check: 鎧
- Verified meaning: armor, to armor
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read あぶみ, かいいち, かいぞう)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 鎧

Surnames 鎧(あぶみ) 鎧(かいいち) 鎧(かいぞう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

put on armor; arm oneself

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

armor, chain mail

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

armor

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

armor, chain mail

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Armor. Made of leather it is called 甲, made of metal it is called 鎧.
Onyomi

gai(ガイ)

kai(カイ)
Kunyomi

yoro.u(よろ-う)

yoroi(よろい)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords

armor to armor battle defend defense guard helmet metal military plate protection shield warrior

鎧をつけている人は、転ぶと大きな音がする。
He who wears armor falls with a big crash!
そこで、旅をするときは、私は鎧をつけることはしません。
When I travel, I don't wear armor.
今日は鎧をつけていなくても佩刀するのは忘れていなかった。
Today, even though he has not put on his armor, he has not forgotten to carry his sword.
騎士の時代には、彼等は剣での闘いによる怪我から身を守るため鎧を身に付けた。
In the days of the knights, they wore armor to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.