Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: tortoise, turtle
Kunyomi: かめ
Onyomi: キ キュウ キン
Composition: 𠂊
Radical: 乛
Meaning: second
亀裂 (キレツ) crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
亀甲 (キッコウ) tortoise shell
霊亀 (レイキ) mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck), Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
宝亀 (ホウキ) Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
亀 (かめ) tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon
亀綾 (かめあや) high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
お亀 (おかめ) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
出歯亀 (でばかめ) voyeur, Peeping Tom
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: tortoise, turtle
Kunyomi: かめ
Onyomi: キ キュウ キン
Composition: 𠂊
Radical: 乛
Meaning: second
亀裂 (キレツ) crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
亀甲 (キッコウ) tortoise shell
霊亀 (レイキ) mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck), Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
宝亀 (ホウキ) Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
亀 (かめ) tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon
亀綾 (かめあや) high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
お亀 (おかめ) homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
出歯亀 (でばかめ) voyeur, Peeping Tom