銭亀
See also: 錢龜
Japanese
editKanji 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
editEtymology
editCompound 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
editNoun
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
editProper noun
edit- a surname
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 銭 read as ぜに
- Japanese terms spelled with 亀 read as かめ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese proper nouns
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