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)

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)

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