亀

かめ

tortoise, turtle

鶴亀鶴亀

つるかめつるかめ

knock on wood; touch wood

亀レス

かめレス

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

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

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

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

亀鑑

きかん

pattern, example, model, paragon, mirror

霊亀

れいき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

団亀

どんがめ

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

元亀

げんき

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

宝亀

ほうき

Houki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)

文亀

ぶんき

Bunki era (1501.2.29-1504.2.30)

箱亀

はこがめ

box turtle

亀腹

かめばら

white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)