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黿


see styles
yuán
    yuan2
yüan

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Sea Turtle
sea turtle


see styles
biē
    bie1
pieh
 suppon; betsu(ok); suppon
    すっぽん; べつ(ok); スッポン
variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]
(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.


see styles
qiū
    qiu1
ch`iu
    chiu
 ki

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Turtle
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]
Tortoise, 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.

海亀

see styles
 umigame
    うみがめ

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Sea Turtle
(kana only) sea turtle

噛み付き亀

see styles
 kamitsukigame
    かみつきがめ

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Japanese Snapping Turtle
(kana only) snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

玳瑁

see styles
dài mào
    dai4 mao4
tai mao
 taimai; taimai
    たいまい; タイマイ
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata); tortoiseshell; Taiwan pr. [dai4 mei4]
(kana only) hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

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

see styles
yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 meguru
    めぐる
yen (Japanese currency); Japanese variant of 圓|圆
(1) circle; (n,n-pref) (2) entirety; whole; full; complete; (3) (slang) money; dough; moola; (4) enclosure inside a castle's walls; (5) (ksb:) soft-shelled turtle; (suffix) (6) suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.; (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (female given name) Meguru

see styles
dài
    dai4
tai
 taikou / taiko
    たいこう
tortoise shell; turtle
(given name) Taikou

see styles
zuǐ
    zui3
tsui
 shi
    し
variant of 嘴[zui3]
{astron} (See 二十八宿,白虎・びゃっこ・2) Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Kuchibashi


see styles
áo
    ao2
ao
mythological sea turtle


see styles
biē
    bie1
pieh
freshwater soft-shelled turtle

see styles
zhuī
    zhui1
chui
snipe; turtle-dove

see styles
cháo
    chao2
ch`ao
    chao
sea turtle

假有

see styles
jiǎ yǒu
    jia3 you3
chia yu
 ke-u
The phenomenal, which in reality no more exists than turtle's hair or rabbit's horns.

四靈


四灵

see styles
sì líng
    si4 ling2
ssu ling
four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]; also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky

団亀

see styles
 dongame
    どんがめ
(archaism) (See 鼈・1) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

山瑞

see styles
shān ruì
    shan1 rui4
shan jui
 yamazui
    やまずい
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
(surname) Yamazui

山鳩

see styles
 yamabato
    やまばと
(See キジバト,アオバト) mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove); (surname) Yamabato

摩竭

see styles
mó jié
    mo2 jie2
mo chieh
 makatsu
(摩竭羅) makara. A sea monster, either in the form of a great fish, e.g. a whale, or a great turtle. Also 摩伽羅 (or 摩迦羅).

斑鱉


斑鳖

see styles
bān biē
    ban1 bie1
pan pieh
Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species

水亀

see styles
 ishigame
    いしがめ
(kana only) any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

泥亀

see styles
 dorogame; dorogame
    どろがめ; ドロガメ
(1) (kana only) (See スッポン・1) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); (2) (kana only) mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle; (place-name) Deiki

浮孔

see styles
fú kǒng
    fu2 kong3
fu k`ung
    fu kung
 ukiana
    うきあな
(place-name) Ukiana
A hole in a floating log, through which a one-eyed turtle accidentally obtains a glimpse of the moon, the rarest of chances, e.g. the rareness of meeting a buddha.

海龜


海龟

see styles
hǎi guī
    hai3 gui1
hai kuei
turtle; Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]

甲魚


甲鱼

see styles
jiǎ yú
    jia3 yu2
chia yü
turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]

盲亀

see styles
 mouki / moki
    もうき
blind turtle

盲龜


盲龟

see styles
máng guī
    mang2 gui1
mang kuei
 mōki
It is as easy for a blind turtle to find a floating long as it is for a man to be reborn as a man, or to meet with a buddha and his teaching.

石亀

see styles
 ishigame
    いしがめ
(kana only) any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica); (place-name, surname) Ishigame

神亀

see styles
 jinki; shinki
    じんき; しんき
(1) (しんき only) (rare) mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); (2) Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era; (surname) Jinki

箱亀

see styles
 hakogame; hakogame
    はこがめ; ハコガメ
(kana only) box turtle

臭亀

see styles
 kusagame
    くさがめ
(1) (kana only) Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; (2) stink bug; shield bug

草亀

see styles
 kusagame
    くさがめ
(1) (kana only) Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; (2) stink bug; shield bug

蓑亀

see styles
 minogame
    みのがめ
old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

蝳蝐

see styles
dài mào
    dai4 mao4
tai mao
variant of 玳瑁[dai4 mao4]; hawksbill turtle

觜宿

see styles
zī xiù
    zi1 xiu4
tzu hsiu
 torokiboshi
    とろきぼし
number 20 of the 28 constellations 二十八宿, approx. Orion 獵戶座|猎户座
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

赤眼

see styles
chì yǎn
    chi4 yan3
ch`ih yen
    chih yen
 shakugen
    あかめ
(1) red eyes; bloodshot eyes; (2) red-eye; (3) (kana only) red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); (4) facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
The red-eye, i. e. a turtle.

銭亀

see styles
 zenigame; zenigame
    ぜにがめ; ゼニガメ
(kana only) (See 石亀) baby spotted turtle; immature Japanese pond turtle; young Japanese terrapin; (surname) Zenigame

長亀

see styles
 chouki / choki
    ちょうき
(kana only) leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea); (given name) Chōki

隠亀

see styles
 kakuregame; kakuregame
    かくれがめ; カクレガメ
(kana only) Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

隱龜


隐龟

see styles
yǐn guī
    yin3 gui1
yin kuei
Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

雉鳩

see styles
 kijibato; kijibato
    きじばと; キジバト
(kana only) Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis); eastern turtle dove; rufous turtledove

霊亀

see styles
 reiki / reki
    れいき
(1) (rare) mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); (2) Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)

革亀

see styles
 kawagame
    かわがめ
    osagame
    おさがめ
(kana only) leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

鰐亀

see styles
 wanigame; wanigame
    わにがめ; ワニガメ
(kana only) alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)

鱉甲


鳖甲

see styles
biē jiǎ
    bie1 jia3
pieh chia
turtle shell

鵓鳩


鹁鸠

see styles
bó jiū
    bo2 jiu1
po chiu
turtle dove or similar bird; (esp.) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

鵓鴣


鹁鸪

see styles
bó gū
    bo2 gu1
po ku
turtle dove or similar bird; oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

黿魚


鼋鱼

see styles
yuán yú
    yuan2 yu2
yüan yü
soft-shelled turtle; also termed 鱉|鳖[bie1]

鼈甲

see styles
 bekkou / bekko
    べっこう
(1) tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; (2) (in Chinese medicine) tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

龜友


龟友

see styles
guī yǒu
    gui1 you3
kuei yu
turtle enthusiast

龜板


龟板

see styles
guī bǎn
    gui1 ban3
kuei pan
tortoise plastron; turtle shell

龜船


龟船

see styles
guī chuán
    gui1 chuan2
kuei ch`uan
    kuei chuan
"turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4]

龜頭


龟头

see styles
guī tóu
    gui1 tou2
kuei t`ou
    kuei tou
head of a turtle; glans penis

カメラ

see styles
 gamera
    ガメラ
(char) Gamera (giant flying turtle monster in the Kaiju film series); (ch) Gamera (giant flying turtle monster in the Kaiju film series)

べっ甲

see styles
 bekkou / bekko
    べっこう
(1) tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; (2) (in Chinese medicine) tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)

三種有


三种有

see styles
sān zhǒng yǒu
    san1 zhong3 you3
san chung yu
 sanshu u
Three kinds of existence: (a) 相待有 that of qualities, as of opposites, e.g. length and shortness; (b) 假名有 that of phenomenal things so-called, e.g. a jar, a man; (c) 法有 that of the noumenal, or imaginary, understood as facts and not as illusions, such as a "hare's horns" or a "turtle's fur".

九尾龜


九尾龟

see styles
jiǔ wěi guī
    jiu3 wei3 gui1
chiu wei kuei
nine-tailed turtle of mythology; The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆

亀の子

see styles
 kamenoko
    かめのこ
(1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell

亀掬い

see styles
 kamesukui
    かめすくい
turtle scooping (festival game)

噛付亀

see styles
 kamitsukigame
    かみつきがめ
(kana only) snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

嫩苗龜


嫩苗龟

see styles
nèn miáo guī
    nen4 miao2 gui1
nen miao kuei
Turtwig, Japanese comic character, turtle with seedling growing out of its head

山斑鳩


山斑鸠

see styles
shān bān jiū
    shan1 ban1 jiu1
shan pan chiu
(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

山瑞鱉


山瑞鳖

see styles
shān ruì biē
    shan1 rui4 bie1
shan jui pieh
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)

張春帆


张春帆

see styles
zhāng chūn fān
    zhang1 chun1 fan1
chang ch`un fan
    chang chun fan
Zhang Chunfan (-1935), late Qing novelist, author of The Nine-tailed Turtle 九尾龜|九尾龟

忘八旦

see styles
wàng bā dàn
    wang4 ba1 dan4
wang pa tan
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

忘八蛋

see styles
wàng bā dàn
    wang4 ba1 dan4
wang pa tan
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

月と鼈

see styles
 tsukitosuppon
    つきとすっぽん
(expression) like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell

歐斑鳩


欧斑鸠

see styles
ōu bān jiū
    ou1 ban1 jiu1
ou pan chiu
(bird species of China) European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)

正覚坊

see styles
 shougakubou / shogakubo
    しょうがくぼう
(1) {zool} (See 青海亀・あおうみがめ) large sea turtle; (2) heavy drinker

水鵓鴣


水鹁鸪

see styles
shuǐ bó gū
    shui3 bo2 gu1
shui po ku
turtle dove or similar bird; oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

海がめ

see styles
 umigame
    うみがめ
(kana only) sea turtle

海坊主

see styles
 umibouzu / umibozu
    うみぼうず
(1) sea monster; (2) {zool} (See 青海亀・あおうみがめ) green turtle

火斑鳩


火斑鸠

see styles
huǒ bān jiū
    huo3 ban1 jiu1
huo pan chiu
(bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)

相無生


相无生

see styles
xiàng wú shēng
    xiang4 wu2 sheng1
hsiang wu sheng
 sō mushō
Unreal in phenomena, e. g. turtle-hair or rabbit's horns; the unreality of phenomena, one of the 三無生.

赤海亀

see styles
 akaumigame; akaumigame
    あかうみがめ; アカウミガメ
(kana only) loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

青海亀

see styles
 aoumigame / aomigame
    あおうみがめ
(kana only) green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

黒海亀

see styles
 kuroumigame; kuroumigame / kuromigame; kuromigame
    くろうみがめ; クロウミガメ
(kana only) East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle

龜の子

see styles
 kamenoko
    かめのこ
(out-dated kanji) (1) young turtle (tortoise); (2) turtle (tortoise) shell

龜苓膏


龟苓膏

see styles
guī líng gāo
    gui1 ling2 gao1
kuei ling kao
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs; a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert

イシガメ

see styles
 ishigame
    イシガメ
(kana only) any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

ウミガメ

see styles
 umigame
    ウミガメ
(kana only) sea turtle

オサガメ

see styles
 osagame
    オサガメ
(kana only) leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

キジバト

see styles
 kijibato
    キジバト
(kana only) Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis); eastern turtle dove; rufous turtledove

クサガメ

see styles
 kusagame
    クサガメ
(1) (kana only) Chinese pond turtle (Chinemys reevesii); Reeves' turtle; (2) stink bug; shield bug

スッポン

see styles
 suppon
    スッポン
(kana only) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

ゼニガメ

see styles
 zenigame
    ゼニガメ
(kana only) baby spotted turtle; immature Japanese pond turtle; young Japanese terrapin

タートル

see styles
 taatoru / tatoru
    タートル
(1) turtle (esp. a sea turtle); (2) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See タートルネック) turtleneck sweater

タイマイ

see styles
 taimai
    タイマイ
(kana only) hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

ドロガメ

see styles
 dorogame
    ドロガメ
(1) (kana only) Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); (2) (kana only) mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle

とろき星

see styles
 torokiboshi
    とろきぼし
Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

マタマタ

see styles
 matamata
    マタマタ
matamata (Chelus fimbriata); matamata turtle

ワニガメ

see styles
 wanigame
    ワニガメ
(kana only) alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)

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.

亀すくい

see styles
 kamesukui
    かめすくい
turtle scooping (festival game)

亀甲縛り

see styles
 kikkoushibari / kikkoshibari
    きっこうしばり
(noun/participle) tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage

日本石亀

see styles
 nihonishigame; nihonishigame
    にほんいしがめ; ニホンイシガメ
(kana only) Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)

沅江九肋

see styles
yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi
    yuan2 jiang1 jiu3 lei4
yüan chiang chiu lei
rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river

獨佔鰲頭


独占鳌头

see styles
dú zhàn áo tóu
    du2 zhan4 ao2 tou2
tu chan ao t`ou
    tu chan ao tou
to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand); to be the champion; to be the very best in any field

甕中之鱉


瓮中之鳖

see styles
wèng zhōng zhī biē
    weng4 zhong1 zhi1 bie1
weng chung chih pieh
lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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