knock on wood
Sens du Mot 鶴亀
つるかめ
tsurukame
鶴亀 se lit つるかめ (tsurukame) et signifie grue et tortue.
Sens
Français
- grue et tortue
- symbole de longévité
- motif artistique
Anglais
- crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
Lecture
Kana
つるかめ
Romaji
tsurukame
Suite des Traits
2 caractères • 32 traits au totalRepères d’Étude et Catégories
Vocabulaire Lié
Max. 12enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs
some people are never satisfied
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Tsurumi University
Tsuruoka National College of Technology
final word
to wait expectantly
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
looking forward to
migration of cranes to their nesting grounds