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JLPT N4 · Noun

こう (kou)

こう is a Japanese noun meaning “carapace; shell”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
こう
Romaji
kou
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. carapace; shell · noun
  2. 1st in rank; grade A · noun
  3. instep; back of hand · noun
  4. the A party (e.g. in a contract); the first party; plaintiff (label in legal documents) · noun

Example sentences

甲の損は乙の得。
One man's gain is another man's loss.
Tatoeba #173523

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1578730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.