亀の子

かめのこ

Also written 龜の子

Meanings

1. Noun young turtle (tortoise)
2. turtle (tortoise) shell

Kanji

• 亀 turtle. Read as かめ.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Words containing 亀の子

• 亀の子束子 (かめのこたわし) tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
• 亀の子縛り (かめのこしばり) tying up (e.g. a prisoner) with a criss-cross rope so that it forms a lozenge pattern

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