| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 亀 | かめ | カメ |
Pronunciation: kame
How to Say It Outloud: ka-me
Usage: 亀 can be used to refer to turtles in general or specific types based on context.
Example Sentence Japanese:
池に亀がいます。
池に亀がいます。Example Sentence English:There is a turtle in the pond.
There is a turtle in the pond.Dictionary
亀かめCommon word
Noun- tortoise; turtle
- heavy drinker
- turtle crest; turtle mon
鼈すっぽん
Noun- Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
- trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre
- bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
- Chinese softshell turtle
海がめうみがめ
Noun- sea turtle
- Sea turtle
タートルタートル
Noun- turtle (esp. a sea turtle)
- turtleneck sweater
雉鳩きじばと
Noun- Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis); eastern turtle dove; rufous turtledove
- Oriental Turtle Dove
臭亀くさがめ
Noun- Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle
- stink bug; shield bug
- Chinese pond turtle
石亀いしがめ
Noun- any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
団亀どんがめ
Noun- Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
黒海亀くろうみがめ
Noun- East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle
長亀オサガメ
Noun- leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Leatherback sea turtle
赤海亀あかうみがめ
Noun- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Loggerhead sea turtle
玳瑁たいまい
Noun- hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Hawksbill sea turtle
神亀じんき
Noun- mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)
- Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
- Jinki (era)
霊亀れいき
Noun- mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)
- Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
- Reiki (era)
噛み付き亀かみつきがめ
Noun- snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Common snapping turtle
青海亀あおうみがめ
Noun- green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Green sea turtle
隠亀かくれがめ
Noun- Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
- Mary River turtle
鰐亀わにがめ
Noun- alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
- Alligator snapping turtle
日本石亀にほんいしがめ
Noun- Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
- Japanese pond turtle
亀すくいかめすくい
Noun- turtle scooping (festival game)
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