亀

しんき only; Rare term

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era

obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes

blind turtle

Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)

loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

giant tortoise

pond slider (Trachemys scripta); red-eared slider turtle

shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid

green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)

alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)

Anatomy

bulbus glandis; knot (of a canid penis)

high-quality glossy white habutai silk

raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern

flower bug

Slang

replying to an email or online discussion after a long delay; slow response

old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

high-quality glossy white habutai silk

raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern

Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle

rice stink-bug (Lagynotomus elongatus)

box turtle

Chinese national who returned after study or work abroad

Anatomy

corona glandis (penis); corona of glans penis

Food, cooking

kamebushi; flat cut of dried bonito resembling a turtle shell