亀 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 亀意味

tortoise, turtle

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亀 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かめ kame

KUNYOMI　訓読み

キ ki
キュウ kyuu
キン kin

Examples

ある日、彼は弱いカメを助けた。

One day he helped a weak turtle.

うさぎとかめが競走した。

A hare raced with a tortoise.

うさぎはかめに追い越された。

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

私たちは浜辺にカメを見に行きました。

We went to see turtles on the beach.

遠くからは、その小さな島は亀のように見えた。

The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance.

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