There are 78 total results for your tortoise search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蔡 see styles |
cài cai4 ts`ai tsai hanako はなこ |
More info & calligraphy: Chay(female given name) Hanako chāyā, a shadow, reflection; gnomon, dial. |
鼈 鳖 see styles |
biē bie1 pieh suppon; betsu(ok); suppon すっぽん; べつ(ok); スッポン |
More info & calligraphy: Japanese Snapping Turtle / Chinese Soft Shell Turtle(1) (kana only) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); (2) (すっぽん only) trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; (3) (すっぽん only) bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships); (surname) Kame A turtle, tortoise. |
龜 龟 see styles |
qiū qiu1 ch`iu chiu ki |
More info & calligraphy: TurtleTortoise, turtle. The rareness of meeting a Buddha is compared with the difficulty of a blind sea-turtle finding a log to float on, or a one-eyed tortoise finding a log with a spy-hole through it. |
玄武 see styles |
xuán wǔ xuan2 wu3 hsüan wu genbu; genmu げんぶ; げんむ |
More info & calligraphy: Xuan Wu / Genbu / Black Tortoise God(1) (See 四神) Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens; (personal name) Hirotake |
龜甲 龟甲 see styles |
guī jiǎ gui1 jia3 kuei chia kikkou / kikko きっこう kikou / kiko きこう |
tortoise shell (out-dated kanji) tortoise shell |
亀 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei kame(p); kame(p) かめ(P); カメ(P) |
old variant of 龜|龟[gui1] (1) tortoise; turtle; (2) heavy drinker; (3) turtle crest; turtle mon; (given name) Minki |
玳 see styles |
dài dai4 tai taikou / taiko たいこう |
tortoise shell; turtle (given name) Taikou |
亀卜 see styles |
kiboku きぼく kameura かめうら |
tortoise-shell divination |
亀甲 see styles |
kitsukou / kitsuko きつこう |
tortoise shell; (personal name) Kitsukou |
卜定 see styles |
bokujou; bokutei / bokujo; bokute ぼくじょう; ぼくてい |
(noun, transitive verb) deciding through (tortoise-shell) divination |
卜甲 see styles |
bǔ jiǎ bu3 jia3 pu chia |
oracle tortoise shell |
四象 see styles |
sì xiàng si4 xiang4 ssu hsiang shishou / shisho ししょう |
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases; (given name) Shishou |
烏龜 乌龟 see styles |
wū guī wu1 gui1 wu kuei |
tortoise; cuckold |
王八 see styles |
wáng bā wang2 ba1 wang pa |
tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp |
甲羅 see styles |
koura / kora こうら |
(1) shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron; (2) person's back; (3) years of experience; (surname) Kōra |
甲骨 see styles |
jiǎ gǔ jia3 gu3 chia ku |
tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones |
真武 see styles |
zhēn wǔ zhen1 wu3 chen wu mabu まぶ |
Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity; aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝 (female given name) Mabu |
象亀 see styles |
zougame; zougame / zogame; zogame ぞうがめ; ゾウガメ |
(kana only) giant tortoise |
贔屭 赑屃 see styles |
bì xì bi4 xi4 pi hsi |
Bixi, one of the nine sons of a dragon with the form of a tortoise, also known as 龜趺|龟趺[gui1 fu1] |
金龜 金龟 see styles |
jīn guī jin1 gui1 chin kuei kinki |
tortoise; scarab beetle The golden tortoise on which the world rests, idem 金輪. |
陸亀 see styles |
rikugame; rikugame りくがめ; リクガメ |
(kana only) tortoise |
陸龜 陆龟 see styles |
lù guī lu4 gui1 lu kuei |
tortoise |
風色 风色 see styles |
fēng sè feng1 se4 feng se |
Wind colour, i.e. nonexistent, like a rabbit's horns, tortoise-hair, or scent of salt. |
鶴亀 see styles |
tsurukame つるかめ |
(See 鶴は千年亀は万年) crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif); (female given name) Tsuruki |
龜卜 see styles |
kiboku きぼく kameura かめうら |
(out-dated kanji) tortoise-shell divination |
龜板 龟板 see styles |
guī bǎn gui1 ban3 kuei pan |
tortoise plastron; turtle shell |
龜殼 龟壳 see styles |
guī ké gui1 ke2 kuei k`o kuei ko |
tortoise shell |
龜毛 龟毛 see styles |
guī máo gui1 mao2 kuei mao kimō |
(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ku-moo]) The hair on a tortoise, i.e. the non-existent. |
龜趺 龟趺 see styles |
guī fū gui1 fu1 kuei fu |
pedestal in the form of a tortoise |
龜速 龟速 see styles |
guī sù gui1 su4 kuei su |
as slow as a tortoise |
亀の子 see styles |
kamenoko かめのこ |
(1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell |
亀の甲 see styles |
kamenokou / kamenoko かめのこう |
tortoise shell; (surname) Kamenokou |
烏龜殼 乌龟壳 see styles |
wū guī ké wu1 gui1 ke2 wu kuei k`o wu kuei ko |
tortoise shell |
玄武區 玄武区 see styles |
xuán wǔ qū xuan2 wu3 qu1 hsüan wu ch`ü hsüan wu chü |
Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
玳瑁殼 玳瑁壳 see styles |
dài mào ké dai4 mao4 ke2 tai mao k`o tai mao ko |
tortoise shell |
鼈甲飴 see styles |
bekkouame / bekkoame べっこうあめ |
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; tortoise-shell candy |
龜の子 see styles |
kamenoko かめのこ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell |
龜の甲 see styles |
kamenokou / kamenoko かめのこう |
(out-dated kanji) tortoise shell |
龜藏六 龟藏六 see styles |
guī zàng liù gui1 zang4 liu4 kuei tsang liu |
The parable of the tortoise and the jackal, the tortoise hiding its six vulnerable parts, symbolizing the six senses, the jackal wailing and starving to death. |
ゾウガメ see styles |
zougame / zogame ゾウガメ |
(kana only) giant tortoise |
トータス see styles |
tootasu トータス |
tortoise; (given name) To-tasu |
一眼之龜 一眼之龟 see styles |
yī yǎn zhī guī yi1 yan3 zhi1 gui1 i yen chih kuei ichigen no kame |
A sea turtle with only one eye, and that underneath, entered a hollow in a floating log; the log, tossed by the waves, happened to roll over, whereupon the turtle momentarily saw the sun and moon; an illustration of the rareness of the appearance of a Buddha; also of the difficulty of being reborn as a man. |
亀甲括弧 see styles |
kikkoukakko / kikkokakko きっこうかっこ |
(〔 〕) tortoise-shell bracket (var. of parentheses) |
亀甲縛り see styles |
kikkoushibari / kikkoshibari きっこうしばり |
(noun/participle) tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage |
六角括號 六角括号 see styles |
liù jiǎo kuò hào liu4 jiao3 kuo4 hao4 liu chiao k`uo hao liu chiao kuo hao |
tortoise shell brackets 〔〕 |
冊府元龜 册府元龟 see styles |
cè fǔ yuán guī ce4 fu3 yuan2 gui1 ts`e fu yüan kuei tse fu yüan kuei |
Prime tortoise of the record bureau, Song dynasty historical encyclopedia of political essays, autobiography, memorials and decrees, compiled 1005-1013 under Wang Qinruo 王欽若|王钦若 and Yang Yi 楊億|杨亿, 1000 scrolls |
四指陸亀 see styles |
yotsuyubirikugame; yotsuyubirikugame よつゆびりくがめ; ヨツユビリクガメ |
(kana only) Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise |
宋四大書 宋四大书 see styles |
sòng sì dà shū song4 si4 da4 shu1 sung ssu ta shu |
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
希臘陸亀 see styles |
girisharikugame ギリシャりくがめ |
(kana only) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) |
蹴爪陸亀 see styles |
kezumerikugame; kezumerikugame けづめりくがめ; ケヅメリクガメ |
(kana only) African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata); sulcata tortoise |
鼈不愼ロ see styles |
biē bù shèn bie1 bu4 shen4 pieh pu shen |
The tortoise, clinging to a stick with its mouth, being carried in fight, warned not to open its mouth to speak, yet did, fell and perished; moral, guard your lips. |
鼈不愼口 see styles |
biē bù shèn xì bie1 bu4 shen4 xi4 pieh pu shen hsi |
the tortoise not daring to speak |
鼈甲細工 see styles |
bekkouzaiku / bekkozaiku べっこうざいく |
article of tortoise shell; tortoiseshell work |
龜毛兎角 see styles |
guī máo tù jué gui1 mao2 tu4 jue2 kuei mao t`u chüeh kuei mao tu chüeh |
hair of a tortoise and horns of a rabbit |
べっこう飴 see styles |
bekkouame / bekkoame べっこうあめ |
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; tortoise-shell candy |
亀の子束子 see styles |
kamenokotawashi かめのこたわし |
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name) |
龜笑鱉無尾 龟笑鳖无尾 see styles |
guī xiào biē wú wěi gui1 xiao4 bie1 wu2 wei3 kuei hsiao pieh wu wei |
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); fig. the pot calling the kettle black |
ギリシャ陸亀 see styles |
girisharikugame ギリシャりくがめ |
(kana only) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) |
亀の子たわし see styles |
kamenokotawashi かめのこたわし |
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name) |
北宋四大部書 北宋四大部书 see styles |
běi sòng sì dà bù shū bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1 pei sung ssu ta pu shu |
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
毘囉拏羯車婆 毘囉拏羯车婆 see styles |
pí luō ná jié chē pó pi2 luo1 na2 jie2 che1 po2 p`i lo na chieh ch`e p`o pi lo na chieh che po biranakashaba |
vīranakacchapa, a tortoise, turtle. |
Variations: |
rikugame(陸game); rikugame(陸亀); rikugame りくガメ(陸ガメ); りくがめ(陸亀); リクガメ |
(kana only) tortoise |
アキレスの論証 see styles |
akiresunoronshou / akiresunoronsho アキレスのろんしょう |
(See ゼノンの逆説) Achilles argument (i.e. Achilles and the tortoise; one of Zeno's paradoxes) |
ガラパゴス象亀 see styles |
garapagosuzougame; garapagosuzougame / garapagosuzogame; garapagosuzogame ガラパゴスぞうがめ; ガラパゴスゾウガメ |
(kana only) Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise |
ギリシャリクガメ see styles |
girisharikugame ギリシャリクガメ |
(kana only) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) |
ヨツユビリクガメ see styles |
yotsuyubirikugame ヨツユビリクガメ |
(kana only) Russian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii); Horsfield's tortoise; Central Asian tortoise; steppe tortoise; four-toed tortoise |
アルダブラゾウガメ see styles |
arudaburazougame / arudaburazogame アルダブラゾウガメ |
(See ゾウガメ) Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) |
ガラパゴスゾウガメ see styles |
garapagosuzougame / garapagosuzogame ガラパゴスゾウガメ |
(kana only) Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise |
Variations: |
bekkouame / bekkoame べっこうあめ |
(See 鼈甲色) hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; tortoise-shell candy |
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kiboku; kameura きぼく; かめうら |
tortoise-shell divination |
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kikkou; kikou / kikko; kiko きっこう; きこう |
(See 亀の甲) tortoise shell |
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kame(p); kame(p) かめ(P); カメ(P) |
(1) tortoise; turtle; (2) heavy drinker; (3) turtle crest; turtle mon |
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girisharikugame; girisharikugame ギリシャりくがめ; ギリシャリクガメ |
(kana only) European tortoise; Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) |
Variations: |
kamenoko かめのこ |
(1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell |
Variations: |
kamenokou / kamenoko かめのこう |
(See 亀甲) tortoise shell |
Variations: |
kamenokou / kamenoko かめのこう |
(exp,n) (See 亀甲) tortoise shell |
Variations: |
kamenokotawashi かめのこたわし |
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name) |
Variations: |
koura / kora こうら |
(1) shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron; (2) (person's) back; (3) years of experience |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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