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What does the kanji 亀 mean?

亀 means turtle. On'yomi キ、キュウ、キン. Kun'yomi かめ.

Quick facts
On'yomiキ、キュウ、キン
Kun'yomiかめ
Strokes11
Main radical乙
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キ、キュウ、キンKun'yomi かめ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

turtle

Memory hook

A body tucked neatly under a curved shell — TURTLE.

Main radical

乙bent stroke, second in a series 1 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.