"象亀" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡zo̞ːɡa̠me̞] Forms: 象亀 [canonical] (ruby: (ぞう), (がめ)), 象亀 [canonical] (ruby: 象亀(ゾウガメ)), zōgame [romanization], zaugame [romanization], ざうがめ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 象(ぞう) (zō, “elephant”) + 亀(かめ) (kame, “turtle”). The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|象|ぞう|亀|かめ|t1=elephant|t2=turtle}} 象(ぞう) (zō, “elephant”) + 亀(かめ) (kame, “turtle”), {{sortkey|ja|象亀}} そうかめ, {{rendaku2|kame|game}} The kame changes to game as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぞうがめ|ゾウガメ|hist1=ざうがめ}} 象(ぞう)亀(がめ) or 象亀(ゾウガメ) • (zōgame) ^(←ざうがめ (zaugame)?)
  1. a giant tortoise Wikipedia link: ja:ゾウガメ
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Download raw JSONL data for 象亀 meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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