鼈 — kanji meaning “snapping turtle”
鼈
snapping turtle, fresh-water turtle
- Meanings
- snapping turtle, fresh-water turtle
- On'yomi
- ベツ (betsu)、ヘツ (hetsu)
- Kun'yomi
- すっぽん
- Strokes
- 25
- Classical radical
- 205
- Chinese reading
- biē
Words with 鼈
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼈甲色 | べっこういろ bekkouiro | amber (colour, color) |
| 鼈甲蜂 | べっこうばち bekkoubachi | spider wasp; pompilid |
| 田鼈 | たがめ tagame | Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug) |
| 鼈茸 | すっぽんたけ suppontake | common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) |
| 鼈甲細工 | べっこうざいく bekkouzaiku | article of tortoise shell; tortoiseshell work |
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