亀

かめ

tortoise, turtle

鶴亀鶴亀

つるかめつるかめ

knock on wood; touch wood

宝

たから

treasure

宝永通宝

ほうえいつうほう

coin used during the Hu014dei period (ca. 1708)

亀レス

かめレス

replying to someone's email after a long delay, slow response

盲亀

もうき めくらかめ

blind turtle

亀卜

きぼく かめうら かめぼく

tortoise-shell divination

銭亀

ぜにがめ ゼニガメ せんひさし

baby spotted turtle, immature Japanese pond turtle, young Japanese terrapin

石亀

いしがめ イシガメ

any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

鶴亀

つるかめ

crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

亀鑑

きかん

pattern, example, model, paragon, mirror

泥亀

どろがめ ドロガメ

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

亀甲

きっこう きこう

tortoise shell

蓑亀

みのがめ

old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

亀裂

きれつ

crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift

団亀

どんがめ

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis), soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

霊亀

れいき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

箱亀

はこがめ

box turtle

鰐亀

わにがめ ワニガメ

alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)