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鼈 refers to a species of turtle.
鼈 is Trionyx Sinensis.
鼈 refers to different turtles in different languages. See individual language notes below:
Japanese: 鼈 means “snapping turtle” or “mud turtle.” But rarely used as a single Kanji like this in Japanese.
Chinese: 鼈 means soft-shelled turtle. A specific species, Trionyx Sinensis is native to Asia.
In China, this species is related to the “wang ba,” a soft-shelled turtle sometimes known in English as a banjo turtle (due to its long neck, and general shape). Unfortunately, there is a word, “wang ba dan” which means the egg of this species of turtle. That term has come to mean “bastard” in Chinese (a turtle hatches from an abandoned egg, and does not know who his mother or father is). 鼈 is not a good selection for a wall scroll if your audience is Chinese.
In Korean, this character can be pronounced (though most Koreans would have to look it up in a dictionary). It has not been in common use in Korea for at least a few hundred years.
General notes: You may notice that the bottom half of this character is the same as some other turtle-related titles. That bottom half is actually an ancient character that means “toad.” Though not seen in this way today, most turtle-related characters hold the meaning of “a toad with a shell” in their ancient origin. That toad character is rarely used alone anymore but you can see what it looks like in the image to the right.
This 柔 Kanji literally means flexible, pliable, gentle, or yielding.
柔 is also the first Kanji of the Japanese martial arts titles of Judo and Jujutsu (Jujitsu). In those cases, it's pronounced “ju” in Japanese. However, alone, the classic pronunciation is “yawara.” Some translate this Kanji (in the context of martial arts) as “The Heart of Judo.”
Please note that this just means pliable, gentle, and yielding in Chinese and old Korean Hanja. They do know what Judo and Jujitsu are but if this character is seen alone in China or Korea, people generally will not think of the martial arts context.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your soft search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
和 see styles |
huò huo4 huo wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Peace / Harmony(1) (mathematics term) sum; (2) harmony; peace; (n,n-pref,adj-no) (3) Japan; Japanese-style; (noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial; (adj-nari) (archaism) tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; calm (at sea); lull; (given name) Wataru Harmony, peace; to blend, mix; with, unite with; respond, rhyme. |
柔 see styles |
róu rou2 jou juu / ju じゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Heart of Judo(ant: 剛) softness; gentleness; weakness; (surname, female given name) Yawara Pliant, yielding, soft. |
溫 温 see styles |
wēn wen1 wen on |
More info & calligraphy: WynWarm, mild, bland, gentle; acquainted with; to warm. |
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. |
溫柔 温柔 see styles |
wēn róu wen1 rou2 wen jou |
More info & calligraphy: Gentleness |
円 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 |
團 团 see styles |
tuán tuan2 t`uan tuan madoka まどか |
round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) (personal name) Madoka Round; a ball, mass, lump; a group, company, train-band. |
毫 see styles |
háo hao2 hao gou / go ごう |
hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan (male given name) Gō Down, soft hair; minute, trifling, tiny. |
爛 烂 see styles |
làn lan4 lan ran らん |
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad (adj-t,adv-to) (rare) brilliant; bright; (female given name) Ran Glittering, as iridescent fish. |
紬 䌷 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou tsumugu つむぐ |
silk pongee (soft thin cloth woven from raw silk); (female given name) Tsumugu |
細 细 see styles |
xì xi4 hsi hoso ほそ |
thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal (1) (abbreviation) (See 細引き,細糸) fine thread; hempen cord; (prefix noun) (2) slender; narrow; weak; (suffix noun) (3) (as ぼそ) narrowness; (surname) Hososaki Fine, small, minute, in detail: careful. |
綿 绵 see styles |
mián mian2 mien watazaki わたざき |
silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect) cotton; (surname) Watazaki cotton |
胹 see styles |
ér er2 erh |
overcooked; soft |
膩 腻 see styles |
nì ni4 ni ji あぶら |
greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of fat; tallow; lard; grease oily |
茸 see styles |
róng rong2 jung kinoko きのこ |
(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy (kana only) mushroom; (female given name) Kinoko |
荏 see styles |
rěn ren3 jen e え |
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak (archaism) (See 荏胡麻) egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens Nimi ; Nemi |
藺 蔺 see styles |
lìn lin4 lin i; i い; イ |
juncus effusus (kana only) (See イグサ) soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush; (female given name) Rin |
觸 触 see styles |
chù chu4 ch`u chu fure ふれ |
to touch; to make contact with something; to stir up sb's emotions (surname) Fure To butt, strike against; contact. sparśa, touch, contact, collision, the quality of tangibility, feeling, sensation. M.W. Eleven kinds of sensation are given— hot, cold, hard, soft, etc. sparśa is one of the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, and of the sadāyatana, cf. 六入. It is also used with the meaning of 濁 unclean. |
軟 软 see styles |
ruǎn ruan3 juan nan なん |
soft; flexible (adj-t,adv-to) soft soft, yielding. |
輕 轻 see styles |
qīng qing1 ch`ing ching kyō |
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage Light; frivolous; to slight. |
輭 软 see styles |
ruǎn ruan3 juan nan |
variant of 軟|软[ruan3] Soft, yielding, pliant, supple. |
酥 see styles |
sū su1 su so そ |
flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky condensed milk Curd, butter; crisp. It is described as produced by churning milk or treating it with herbs. Milk produces 酪, then 生酥, then 熟酥, then 醍醐. |
霰 see styles |
xiàn xian4 hsien arare あられ |
graupel; snow pellet; soft hail (1) (kana only) (See 雹) hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; (2) (kana only) {food} dicing; small cubes; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See 霰餅) roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.); (place-name) Arare |
韋 韦 see styles |
wéi wei2 wei uei / ue うえい |
soft leather (personal name) Uei A thong; translit. for vi, ve, vai sounds. |
餳 饧 see styles |
xíng xing2 hsing |
maltose syrup; molasses; heavy (eyelids); drowsy-eyed; listless; (of dough, candy etc) to soften; to become soft and sticky |
髓 see styles |
suǐ sui3 sui zui |
marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem) marrow |
鱉 鳖 see styles |
biē bie1 pieh |
freshwater soft-shelled turtle |
麵 面 see styles |
miàn mian4 mien |
flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless See: 面 |
䯝 see styles |
suǐ sui3 sui |
variant of 髓; marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem) |
ヤワ see styles |
yawa ヤワ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Japanese Snapping Turtle Chinese Soft Shell Turtle | 鼈 | suppon / supon | biē / bie1 / bie | pieh |
Heart of Judo | 柔 | yawara | róu / rou2 / rou | jou |
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