ガラパゴス象亀

ガラパゴスぞうがめ ガラパゴスゾウガメ

Galu00e1pagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra), Galapagos giant tortoise

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

神亀

じんき しんき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

盲亀

もうき めくらかめ

blind turtle

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

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)

元亀

げんき

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

霊亀

れいき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

亀鑑

きかん

pattern, example, model, paragon, mirror

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

亀裂

きれつ

crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift

蓑亀

みのがめ

old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

泥亀

どろがめ ドロガメ

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

団亀

どんがめ

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

亀頭

きとう

glans (esp. glans penis)