- 亀の甲
- かめのこう【亀の甲】turtle shell〖C〗.¶ → 亀の甲より年の功* * *かめのこう【亀の甲】1 〔亀の甲ら〕 (a) tortoise's [turtle's] upper shell; a carapace; 〔亀の甲らの模様〕 a pattern of conjoined hexagons, as on the carapaces of many species of turtles.
●亀の甲より年の功. Better than a tortoise shell is the wisdom of age. | The wisdom that comes from experience is precious.
2 【化】 〔ベンゼン環に見られる六角形〕 the hexagonal benzene-ring structure.3 〔亀の甲の形をした船首のしぶき除け〕 a turtleback [turtledeck].亀の甲状石器 【考古】 a turtleback.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.