Moto 亀: Tortoise; TurtleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キ、キュウ、キン
- Kun'yomi
- かめ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 92 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キ・キュウ・キン)
- 亀裂きれつcrack; crevice
- 亀卜きぼくtortoise-shell divination
- 亀毛兎角きもうとかくthings that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits
- 亀鑑きかんpattern; example
- 亀頭きとうglans (esp. glans penis)
- 亀頭包皮炎きとうほうひえんbalanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
- 亀頭炎きとうえんbalanitis (inflammation of the glans penis)
- 亀頭球きとうきゅうbulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)
- 元亀げんきGenki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
- 兎角亀毛とかくきもうthings that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles
- 宝亀ほうきHōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
- 文亀ぶんきBunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)
- 海亀派かいきはChinese national who returned after study or work abroad
- 盲亀もうきblind turtle
- 盲亀の浮木もうきのふぼくunlikely event; rare occurrence
- 盲亀浮木もうきふぼくunlikely event; rare occurrence
- 神亀じんきmysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 亀かめtortoise; turtle
- 海亀うみがめsea turtle
- お亀おかめhomely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
- ガラパゴス象亀ガラパゴスぞうがめGalápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
- ギリシャ陸亀ギリシャりくがめEuropean tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
- 亀すくいかめすくいturtle scooping (festival game)
- 亀の子かめのこyoung turtle (tortoise)
- 亀の子たわしかめのこたわしtortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
- 亀の子縛りかめのこしばりtieing up (e.g. a prisoner) with a criss-cross rope so that it forms a lozenge pattern
- 亀の年を鶴がうらやむかめのとしをつるがうらやむsome people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
- 亀の年を鶴が羨むかめのとしをつるがうらやむsome people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
- 亀の手かめのてbarnacle
- 亀の甲かめのこうtortoise shell
- 亀の甲より年の功かめのこうよりとしのこうthe older, the wiser
- 亀の甲より年の劫かめのこうよりとしのこうthe older, the wiser
- 亀レスかめレスreplying to an email or online discussion after a long delay; slow response
- 亀屋縞かめやじまhigh-quality glossy white habutai silk
- 亀掬いかめすくいturtle scooping (festival game)
- 亀綾かめあやhigh-quality glossy white habutai silk
- 亀腹かめばらwhite plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
- 亀虫かめむしshield bug; stink bug
- 出歯亀でばかめvoyeur; Peeping Tom
- 噛み付き亀かみつきがめsnapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- 大亀の木おおかめのきforked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
- 泥亀どろがめChinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
- 石亀いしがめany turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
- 稲亀虫いねかめむしrice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)
- 箱亀はこがめbox turtle
Other readings
- 亀甲きっこうtortoise shell
- お亀蕎麦おかめそばsoba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 亀の子束子かめのこたわしtortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
- 亀甲模様きっこうもようhexagonal pattern
- 亀甲獣骨文字きっこうじゅうこつもじoracle bone script
- 亀甲縛りきっこうしばりtortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
- 刺亀虫さしがめassassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
- 噛付亀かみつきがめsnapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- 四指陸亀よつゆびりくがめRussian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise
- 団亀どんがめChinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
- 大玉押金亀子おおたまおしこがねscarab beetle; sacred scarab (Scarabaeus sacer)
- 希臘陸亀ギリシャりくがめEuropean tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
- 日本石亀にほんいしがめJapanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
- 水亀いしがめany turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
- 玉押金亀子たまおしこがねdung beetle
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