泥亀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どろ
Grade: S
かめ > がめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
泥龜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(doro, mud) +‎ (kame, turtle)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろがめ [dòrógámé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [do̞ɾo̞ɡa̠me̞]

Noun

(どろ)(がめ) or 泥亀(ドロガメ) • (dorogame

  1. a mud turtle