Word Meaning 鶴亀

つるかめ tsurukame

鶴亀 is read as つるかめ (tsurukame) and means crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif).

Meaning

English

crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

Reading

Kana

つるかめ

Romaji

tsurukame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 135560 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶴亀鶴亀

つるかめつるかめ

knock on wood

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

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

鶴

つる

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

鶴見大学

つるみだいがく

Tsurumi University

鶴岡工業高等専門学校

つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう

Tsuruoka National College of Technology

鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

鶴首して待つ

かくしゅしてまつ

to wait expectantly

鶴首

かくしゅ

looking forward to

鶴来る

つるきたる

migration of cranes to their nesting grounds

鶴の技

つるのわざ

crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)