亀（かめ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: turtle
Example sentences
- 亀はゆっくり歩く動物だ。 — A turtle is an animal that walks slowly.
- 池で大きな亀を見た。 — I saw a big turtle at the pond.
Idioms & proverbs containing “亀”
- 亀の甲より年の功 (かめのこうよりとしのこう) — the older, the wiser
- 鶴は千年亀は万年 (つるはせんねんかめはまんねん) — enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
- 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; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
- 亀毛兎角 (きもうとかく) — things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits
- 兎角亀毛 (とかくきもう) — things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles
- 盲亀浮木 (もうきふぼく) — unlikely event; rare occurrence
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