Word details

亀

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 亀.

Dictionary

Entry

亀かめカメNounFreq #9217
1

tortoise; turtle

Examples
ある日、彼は弱いカメを助けた。
One day he helped a weak turtle.
2

heavy drinker

3

turtle crest; turtle mon

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

亀

tortoise, turtle

11 strokesFrequency 1,353JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キキュウキン

Kun

かめ

Nanori

ひさひさし

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