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龜
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龟
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tortoise

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Reptiles
guī
キ、キュウ、キン
かめ
귀, 구, 균
Pictograph of a tortoise.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
龟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
龟 / 龜 [guī]
tortoise; turtle
Japanese
亀 かめ 、 カメ 同音

noun

  1. tortoise; turtle
  2. heavy drinker
  3. turtle crest; turtle mon
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ある日、彼は弱いカメを助けた。
One day he helped a weak turtle.
CHINESE WORDS (44)
乌龟 [wū​guī] #6,836
tortoise
海龟 [hǎi​guī] #8,947
turtle
龟头 [guī​tóu] #25,316
head of a turtle
金龟 [jīn​guī] #26,103
tortoise
龟裂 [jūn​liè] #47,225
to crack
龟缩 [guī​suō] #51,950
to withdraw
金龟子 [jīn​guī​zǐ] #44,770
scarab (Scarabeus sacer)
龟甲 [guī​jiǎ] #45,789
tortoiseshell
龟山 [Guī​shān] #46,591
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo​yuán​xiàn], north Taiwan
龟板 [guī​bǎn] #53,667
tortoise plastron
34 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 亀裂 [きれつ] #8,570
crack
亀甲 [きっこう] #75,738
tortoiseshell
亀の子 [かめのこ] #87,941
young turtle (tortoise)
亀の甲 [かめのこう] #114,167
tortoise shell
亀鑑 [きかん] #122,009
pattern
亀卜 [きぼく] #138,707
tortoise-shell divination (in ancient China and Japan)
文亀 [ぶんき] #195,465
Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)
亀の手 [かめのて] #202,027
barnacle
亀虫 [かめむし] #239,216
shield bug
KOREAN WORDS (2)
균열 #37,781
crack
귀감
role model