長亀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長 亀
おさ
Grade: 2 		かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
長龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

長 (osa, “chief; head; leader”) +‎ 亀 (kame, “turtle”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おさがめ [òságámé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ɡa̠me̞]

Noun

長(おさ)亀(がめ) or 長亀(オサガメ) • (osagame) 

  1. a leatherback sea turtle

References

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