Meaning of 鶴亀算(つるかめざん) in Japanese

鶴亀算
Kana Reading
つるかめざん
Romaji
tsurukamezan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes

Related Kanji

鶴 JLPT 1

21 strokes

crane, stork

On'Yomi: カク

Kun'Yomi: つる

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亀 JLPT 1

11 strokes

tortoise, turtle

On'Yomi: キ, キュウ, キン

Kun'Yomi: かめ

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算 JLPT 2

14 strokes

calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: そろ

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