JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 亀: "tortoise, turtle"
The kanji 亀 means "tortoise, turtle". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ, キュウ, キン in on'yomi and かめ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キキュウキン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かめ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tortoise, turtle |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1353 of 2,501 |
Common words with 亀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 亀裂crack; crevice; fissure; chap
- 亀tortoise; turtle · heavy drinker
- 亀頭glans (esp. glans penis)
- 元亀Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
- 亀甲縛りtortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
- 阿亀homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman · okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 亀甲tortoiseshell; tortoise shell · tortoiseshell pattern; honeycomb pattern; hexagonal pattern
- 霊亀mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck) · Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
- 鶴亀crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
- 亀の子young turtle (tortoise) · turtle (tortoise) shell
- 亀の甲より年の功the older, the wiser
- 泥亀Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) · mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
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