Question

亀 かめ tortoise, turtle S 勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 龜 16 龜 tortoise A tortoise is prosperity bound up with a tail. They are very lucky creatures.

Accepted Answer

キ、キュウ、キン ひさ, ひさし 1 1353 11 213 かめ 象形 Pictographic It seems bizarre, but tortoises are a genetic cross with the head of a fish and the tail of an eel. Where the shell comes from, no one knows.

Kanji	亀
Onyomi	キ、キュウ、キン
Kunyomi	かめ
Nanori	ひさ, ひさし
English	tortoise, turtle
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1353
Components	勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	龜
Radical Number	213
Radical Strokes	16
Radical Reading	かめ
Traditional Form	龜
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	tortoise
Koohii Story 1	It seems bizarre, but tortoises are a genetic cross with the head of a fish and the tail of an eel. Where the shell comes from, no one knows.
Koohii Story 2	A tortoise is prosperity bound up with a tail. They are very lucky creatures.

かめ Wrapping 日 Day Sun Japan Counter 龜