Japanese symbol for “kai”
甲斐
かい
Romaji: kai
Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
In Japanese, kai is 甲斐, read かい (kai).
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Meanings
- n Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 装甲 | そうこう soukou | armoring; armouring; armor |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん koujousen | thyroid (gland) |
| 甲子園 | こうしえん koushien | Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) |
| 甲羅 | こうら koura | shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron |
| 甲高い | かんだかい kandakai | high-pitched; shrill |
| 甲斐性 | かいしょう kaishou | resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability |
| 年甲斐 | としがい toshigai | one's age |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.