亀
亀 — Tortoise
tortoise, turtle
On’yomiキ (ki)
On’yomiキュウ (kyuu)
On’yomiキン (kin)
Kun’yomiかめ (kame)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 亀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亀裂 | きれつ kiretsu | crack; crevice; fissure |
| 亀 | かめ kame | tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker |
| 海亀 | うみがめ umigame | sea turtle |
| 亀甲 | きっこう kikkou | tortoiseshell; tortoise shell; tortoiseshell pattern |
Study notes
亀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1353 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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