Word Meaning 鶴亀算

つるかめざん tsurukamezan

鶴亀算 is read as つるかめざん (tsurukamezan) and means obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

つるかめざん

Romaji

tsurukamezan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 123968 Priority T

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

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

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

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)