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
- some people are never satisfied
- 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
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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