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亀 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「亀」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「亀」
On
キ・キュウ・キンき・きゅう・きん · ki · kyū · kin
Kun
かめkame
Meaning
tortoise; turtle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a tortoise, drawn with its shell and legs.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキきki亀裂きれつ
Kunかめkame亀かめ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 亀裂きれつ

    crack; fissure

  • 海亀うみがめ

    sea turtle

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

地震(じしん)で壁(かべ)に亀裂(きれつ)が入(はい)った。

The earthquake left a crack in the wall.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

海亀亀裂亀海sea裂split巾cloth乞beg伎skill臼mortar僅a mere
CompoundReading

Compound

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