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亀

亀 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

象形。龜の略体。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tortoise, turtle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キJHS
  • キュウ
  • キン
Kun (native)
  • かめJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ひさ
  • ひさし
Other languages
  • 拼音gui1
  • 拼音jun1
  • 拼音qiu1
  • 한글gwi
  • 한글gyun
  • Hán-ViệtQuy
  • Hán-ViệtQui

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
乙(おつ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+4E80

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻龟日

Words using this kanji

  • 亀裂きれつ亀の甲羅のように走る裂けめや割れ目のこと。crack, crevice, fissure, chap
  • 亀かめ（かめ）爬虫類の一種で、甲羅を有する。tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest
  • 亀甲きっこう亀の甲羅。 亀の甲羅を象った家紋。 「亀甲形」。tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern
  • 亀鑑きかん何かの基準（規準）となるもの。手本。模範。pattern, example, model, paragon
  • 亀頭きとう陰茎亀頭。 陰核亀頭。glans (esp. glans penis)
  • 亀卜きぼく亀の甲を焼いてできた亀裂によって吉凶を判定した占い。tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan)
  • 亀虫かめむしshield bug, stink bug, pentatomid
  • 亀腹かめばらwhite plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
  • 亀綾かめあやhigh-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
  • 亀節かめぶしkamebushi
  • 亀の子かめのこyoung turtle (tortoise), turtle (tortoise) shell
  • 亀の手かめのて「かめのて」の漢字表記。barnacle
  • 亀の甲かめのこうtortoise shell, hexagon pattern, hexagon shape, benzene ring
  • 亀レスかめレス電子メールや電子掲示板などで、かなり時間が経ってから返信すること。また、その返信。replying to an email or online discussion after a long delay, slow response
  • 亀頭炎きとうえんbalanitis
  • 亀屋縞かめやじまhigh-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
  • 亀頭球きとうきゅうbulbus glandis, knot (of a canid penis)
  • 亀頭冠きとうかんcorona glandis (penis), corona of glans penis
  • 亀甲形きっこうがたtortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern
  • 亀甲模様きっこうもようhexagonal pattern

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-2-9
Four Corner
2771.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2n9.1
Heisig
573
Nelson
5445