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龜 Kanji meaning "turtle, tortoise"

Jiten frequency #5145Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW 漢検1級18 strokes

Meanings

turtle, tortoise

On'yomi

キキュウキン

Kun'yomi

かめ

Reading usage

龜(かめ)tortoise #156483龜(かめ)の甲(こう)tortoise shell #373016龜(かめ)の子(こ)young turtle (tortoise) #390420龜(かめ)の手(て)barnacle #462031龜(かめ)虫(むし)shield bug #462031瀬長龜次郎(せながかめじろう)Senaga Kamejirō #462031龜井(かめい)Kamei #462031龜岡(かめおか)Kameoka #462031龜原(かめはら)Kamehara #462031龜山(かめやま)Kameyama #462031

Most common words using this kanji

龜(かめ)tortoise #156483龜(き)裂(れつ)crack #341551龜(かめ)の甲(こう)tortoise shell #373016龜(かめ)の子(こ)young turtle (tortoise) #390420龜岡(かめおか)Kameoka #462031龜谷(かめや)Kameya #462031龜(き)甲(こう)tortoiseshell #462031龜(き)卜(ぼく)tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan) #462031瀬長龜次郎(せながかめじろう)Senaga Kamejirō #462031龜(かめ)の手(て)barnacle #462031龜(き)鑑(かん)pattern #462031龜井(かめい)Kamei #462031文龜(ぶんき)Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30) #462031龜(かめ)虫(むし)shield bug #462031龜原(かめはら)Kamehara #462031龜山(かめやま)Kameyama #462031
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