Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    tortoise shell

    see 亀甲

    亀の甲より年の功。
    Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
  2. hexagon pattern; hexagon shape

  3. benzene ring; benzene-ring structure

    see 六角形

  4. tortoise shell (shape)

    Go (game)

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tortoise, turtle

Kun
かめ
On
キュウキン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1353 of 2500
Radical
second
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Used in names as

ひさひさし

Dictionary and index codes (24)
CodeReference
2-2-9, 4-11-4SKIP code
2n9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2771.6Four corner code
4e80Unicode hex code
1-21-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5445Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62New Nelson (John Haig)
2128New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2637Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1346Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1826Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
534Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
573Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1288A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1531Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1921Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
210Morohashi
2284Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1889Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
540Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gui1, jun1, qiu1Pinyin reading
gwi, gyunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

Kun
きのえ
On
コウカン
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1073 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

かぶとまさまさる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
0a5.34The Kanji Dictionary
6050.0Four corner code
3655deroo
7532Unicode hex code
1-25-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
92Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3725New Nelson (John Haig)
3481New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4293Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2923Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1194Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1071A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
184Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1082Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21725Morohashi
1243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
982Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1016Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1540Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1053Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1816Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1331Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1122Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia3Pinyin reading
gabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level