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[べつ(鼈)]
betsu
noun, outdated reading

Alternate Written Forms:

suppon
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[すっぽん(鼈)]
suppon
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betsu
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English Meaning(s) for 鼈

noun
  1. Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
  2. trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre
  3. bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
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Definition and Synonyms for 鼈

Terrapin any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water
Synonyms: すっぽん
Family Trionychidae soft-shelled turtles
Synonyms: すっぽん
Pancake Turtle voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin
Synonyms: すっぽん
Mud Turtle bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America
Synonyms: すっぽん
Pancake Turtle can inflict painful bites
Synonyms: すっぽん

Meanings for each kanji in 鼈

» snapping turtle

Categories 鼈 is a member of

Turtle any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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Reptile Family a family of reptiles
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