鶴亀

つるかめ

crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

鶴亀算

つるかめざん

obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs, calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes

亀

かめ

tortoise, turtle

亀の年を鶴が羨む

かめのとしをつるがうらやむ

some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle

鶴は千年亀は万年

つるはせんねんかめはまんねん

Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years

鶴

つる たず ツル

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

霊亀

れいき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

箱亀

はこがめ

box turtle

亀甲

きっこう きこう

tortoise shell

亀裂

きれつ

crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift

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

泥亀

どろがめ ドロガメ

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

神亀

じんき しんき

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

蓑亀

みのがめ

old turtle with seaweed growing on its back

団亀

どんがめ

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

亀虫

かめむし

shield bug; stink bug; pentatomid

盲亀

もうき めくらかめ

blind turtle

亀レス

かめレス

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