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    3. 亀甲

    亀甲

    亀きっ甲こう

    tortoiseshell

    KMT10News #44+1NounArt & DesignKanji Vocab16 strokes

    龜甲亀っ甲

    きっこうきこう

    Noun

    1.
    tortoiseshell, tortoise shell
    2.
    tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern
    abbreviation
    3.
    tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 16

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    亀きっ甲こう模も様ようの皿さらが食しょく卓たくに並ならんだ。

    Plates with a tortoiseshell pattern were arranged on the dining table.

    KMT7Art & DesignFood & Dining
    伝でん統とう工こう芸げい品ひんには、美うつくしい亀きっ甲こうの装そう飾しょくが施ほどこされているものが多おおい。

    Many traditional crafts feature beautiful tortoiseshell decorations.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    自し然ぜん界かいに見みられる亀きっ甲こう構こう造ぞうは、強きょう度どと美うつくしさを兼かね備そなえている。

    The tortoiseshell structure found in nature combines strength and beauty.

    KMT10Art & DesignNature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    彼かれのデザインは、亀きっ甲こう柄がらを現げん代だい的てきにアレンジしたもので、非ひ常じょうに斬ざん新しんだ。

    His design is a modern arrangement of the tortoiseshell pattern and is very innovative.

    KMT10Art & DesignFashion & Beauty
    日に本ほんの家か紋もんには、亀きっ甲こうをモチーフにしたものが数かず多おおく存そん在ざいする。

    Many Japanese family crests use the tortoiseshell as a motif.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    亀
    かめ…(5)
    tortoise・turtle
    甲
    きのえ…(6)
    armor・high (voice)・A grade・first class・former…(2)
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