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Kanji Detail for 亀 - "turtle, tortoise"

亀

  • Meaning

    亀 means "turtle, tortoise." Also associated with longevity.

    1. Turtle - A reptile with a protective shell.

    2. Tortoise - A land-dwelling turtle.

    3. Longevity - Long life; a symbol of long life.

  • Words using 亀

    • 亀裂 きれつ Listen crack; crevice; fissure

  • Four-character idioms with 亀

    • 亀毛兎角 きもうとかく Listen things that do not exist
    • 兎角亀毛 とかくきもう Listen things that do not exist
    • 盲亀浮木 もうきふぼく Listen unlikely event; rare occurrence

  • Tattoo check: 亀

    • Verified meaning: turtle, tortoise
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かめ, かめさき, かめざき, かめじ)
    • Also carries these associations: longevity

    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 亀

    Given names 亀(かめ)Listen 亀(すすむ)Listen 亀(ひさし)Listen 亀(みんき)Listen

    Surnames 亀(かめさき)Listen 亀(かめざき)Listen 亀(かめじ)Listen 亀(かめたか)Listen 亀(きさき)Listen 亀(きゅう)Listen 亀(ひさ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tortoise; turtle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    turtle or tortoise; cuckold

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 龜|龟[gui1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

    kin(キン) キン

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kame(かめ) かめ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    龜 亀 (kame)

  • Related Keywords

    turtle tortoise longevity crack endurance patience perseverance shell symbol

Sentences including 亀

  • Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.

  • Turtles don't have teeth.

  • Turtles don't have teeth.

  • Experience is the best teacher.

  • Tom has two turtles.

  • There are a lot of turtles on the beach.

  • Slow but steady wins the race.

  • Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.

  • Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.

  • The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.

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