The kanji 亀: meaning, readings and stroke order
亀
- Meaning
- turtle, crack
- On reading
- キ ki
- Kun reading
- かめ kame
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 龜 turtle, tortoise
- Level
- Level 10 · the last years of senior high
- Old form
- 龜
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- con rùa, vết nứt (quy)
- Japanese
- かめ。こうらの もようのような ひび。
- Korean
- 거북, 갈라짐 (구·귀·균)
- Chinese
- 龟、裂纹 (龟)
Readings, words and example sentences
キ ki · on reading · less common
亀裂
crack
かべに 亀裂が 入りました。
A crack appeared in the wall.
かめ kame · kun reading
亀
turtle, tortoise
池で 亀を 見ました。
I saw a turtle in the pond.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.