蓑

みの

straw raincoat

蓑虫

みのむし ミノムシ

bagworm, bagworm moth

腰蓑

こしみの

straw skirt, grass skirt, traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen

蓑笠

みのかさ さりつ さりゅう

sedge hat and straw rain cape

蓑鳩

みのばと ミノバト

Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)

隠れ蓑

かくれみの

cover, front (e.g. for illegal activities), magic cloak of invisibility

蓑笠子

みのかさご ミノカサゴ

luna lionfish (Pterois lunulata)

蓑曳鶏

みのひきどり

minohiki chicken (Japanese long-tailed breed)

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

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