Entry
  1. Noun

    any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 水亀【いしがめ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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stone

Kun
いし
On
セキ、シャク、コク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N3
Frequency
342 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

いさ、いす、いわ、し、せっく、と

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
5a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1060.0, 1026.0Four corner code
3377deroo
77f3Unicode hex code
1-32-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3176Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3985New Nelson (John Haig)
2971New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3689Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
113Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
276A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
172Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
102Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24024Morohashi
45A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
78Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
44sakade
763Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
72henshall3
44Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
347crowley
102Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
114Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, dan4Pinyin reading
seogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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tortoise, turtle

Kun
かめ
On
キ、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