鶴は千年亀は万年
つるはせんねんかめはまんねん
Meanings
- Expression enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation (literally: cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years)
Kanji
- 鶴 crane. Read as つる.
- 千 thousand. Read as セン.
- 年 year. Read as ネン.
- 亀 turtle. Read as かめ.
- 万 ten thousand. Read as マン.