鶴亀算
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 鶴 | 亀 | 算 |
| つる Grade: S |
かめ Grade: S |
さん > ざん Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鶴龜算 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”) + 亀 (kame, “turtle”) + 算 (san, “mathematics”). The san changes to zan as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
鶴亀算 • (tsurukamezan)
- a one of common word problem in Japan. It says that "There cranes and turtles. The count of heads is X and count of legs is Y. How many cranes and turtles are there respectively?"
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- Japanese terms spelled with 鶴 read as つる
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- Japanese terms spelled with 算 read as さん
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