Word Meaning 亀の年を鶴が羨む

かめのとしをつるがうらやむ kame no toshi o tsuru ga urayamu

亀の年を鶴が羨む is read as かめのとしをつるがうらやむ (kame no toshi o tsuru ga urayamu) and means some people are never satisfied.

Meaning

English

  1. some people are never satisfied
  2. the crane envies the longevity of the turtle

Reading

Kana

かめのとしをつるがうらやむ

Romaji

kame no toshi o tsuru ga urayamu

Writing Variants

  • 亀の年を鶴がうらやむ かめのとしをつるがうらやむ kame no toshi o tsurugaurayamu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 63 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 155008 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶴は千年亀は万年

つるはせんねんかめはまんねん

enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation

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

鶴亀

つるかめ

crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

鶴亀鶴亀

つるかめつるかめ

knock on wood

かめ

heavy drinker

亀甲

きこう

tortoise shell

亀裂

きれつ

crack

亀の手

かめのて

barnacle

亀の子

かめのこ

turtle (tortoise) shell

亀頭球

きとうきゅう

bulbus glandis

亀の子束子

かめのこたわし

tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)