銭亀
See also: 錢龜
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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銭 | 亀 |
ぜに Grade: 6 |
かめ > がめ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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錢龜 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compound of 銭 (zeni, “round coin, often with a hole in the center”) + 亀 (kame, “turtle”), from the appearance of the pond turtle's shell.
The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- an immature Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica
- Hypernym: 石亀 (ishigame)
- an immature Chinese pond turtle, Mauremys reevesii
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ゼニガメ.
Derived terms edit
- ゼニガメ (Zenigame, “Squirtle”)
- 銭亀崎 (Zenigamesaki)
- 銭亀町 (Zenigame-chō)
Proper noun edit
- a surname