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象亀

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぞう
Grade: 5
かめ > がめ
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
象龜 (kyūjitai)
 ゾウガメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(ぞう) (, elephant) + (かめ) (kame, turtle). The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぞう)(がめ) or 象亀(ゾウガメ) (zōgameざうがめ (zaugame)?

  1. a giant tortoise