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かめ Wrapping 日 Day Sun Japan Counter 龜

Kanji
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
Radical Number 213
Radical Strokes 16
Radical Reading かめ
Traditional Form
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.
RTK Index (new) 573

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_animal

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