象亀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
象	亀
ぞう Grade: 5	かめ > がめ Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
象龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

象 (zō, “elephant”) +‎ 亀 (kame, “turtle”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぞーがめ [zòógámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zo̞ːɡa̠me̞]

Noun

象(ぞう)亀(がめ) or 象亀(ゾウガメ) • (zōgame) ^{←ざうがめ (zaugame) or ザウガメ (zaugame)?}

1. a giant tortoise