亀

tortoise

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキ、キュウ、キン

Kun readingかめ

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8

Meanings

tortoiseRtK
turtle

heavy drinker
turtle crest
turtle mon

Radicals and components

Radical乙second

Components

How it's built

亀

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · eels · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 573

Compound words

亀裂きれつ

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

glans (esp. glans penis)

亀卜きぼく

tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan)

水亀いしがめ

any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

石亀いしがめ

any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

蓑亀みのがめ

old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

young turtle (tortoise)

亀の手かめのて

barnacle

銀亀鯵ぎんがめあじ

bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)

阿亀鸚哥おかめいんこ

cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

希臘陸亀ギリシャりくがめ

European tortoise

亀甲縛りきっこうしばり

tortoiseshell rope pattern

背丸箱亀せまるはこがめ

Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

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

Additional Examples

亀の甲より年の功。

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.tatoeba

遠くからは、その小さな島は亀のように見えた。

The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.tatoeba

耐震性の悪い建物に亀裂が生じることもある。

Also cracks may form in buildings that aren't Earthquake proof.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 亀

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step