Search Terms: *亀
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noun
1.
tortoise, turtle
2.
heavy drinker
3.
turtle crest, turtle mon
Other readings:
カメ
noun
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sea turtle(usually kana)
Other readings:
うみがめ《海亀》
、うみガメ《海ガメ》
、ウミガメ
noun
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green turtle (Chelonia mydas)(usually kana)
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あおうみがめ《黿》
、アオウミガメ
noun
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loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)(usually kana)
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アカウミガメ
noun
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any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)(usually kana)
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いしがめ《水亀》
、イシガメ
noun
1.
2.
soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:お亀蕎麦
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おかめ《阿亀》
noun
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leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)(usually kana)
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おさがめ《革亀》
、かわがめ《革亀》
、オサガメ
noun
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Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)(usually kana)
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カクレガメ
noun
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snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)(usually kana)
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かみつきがめ《噛付亀》
、カミツキガメ
noun
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Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra), Galapagos giant tortoise(usually kana)
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ガラパゴスゾウガメ
noun
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European tortoise, Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)(usually kana)
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ギリシャりくがめ《希臘陸亀》
、ギリシャリクガメ
noun
1.
Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii), Reeves' turtle(usually kana)
2.
stink bug, shield bug
See also:椿象
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くさがめ《草亀》
、クサガメ
noun
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East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii), black sea turtle(usually kana)
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クロウミガメ
noun
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African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), sulcata tortoise(usually kana)
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ケヅメリクガメ
noun
1.
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)(obscure)(only relevant for しんき)
2.
Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5), Shinki era
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神亀【しんき】
noun
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baby spotted turtle, immature Japanese pond turtle, young Japanese terrapin(usually kana)
See also:石亀
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ゼニガメ
noun
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Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)(usually kana)
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セマルハコガメ
noun
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crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
See also:鶴は千年亀は万年
interjection
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knock on wood, touch wood(spoken to ward off misfortune)
noun
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voyeur, Peeping Tom(after a Meiji-period person)
Other readings:
出歯亀【でばがめ】
、出歯かめ【でばかめ】
noun
1.
2.
mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.), musk turtle(usually kana)
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ドロガメ
noun
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Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)(archaism)
See also:鼈
noun
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Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ニホンイシガメ