銭亀
See also: 錢龜
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 銭 | 亀 |
| ぜに Grade: 6 |
かめ > がめ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 錢龜 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of 銭 (zeni, “round coin, often with a hole in the center”) + 亀 (kame, “turtle”), from the appearance of the pond turtle's shell.
The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- an immature Japanese pond turtle, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.
- Hypernym: 石亀 (ishigame)
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Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ゼニガメ.
Derived terms
Proper noun
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