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かめ (kame) (kah-meh) is "turtle" in Japanese, but the correct word for "tortoise" is リクガメ (Rikugame) (Ree-koo-gah-meh) - notice that the word (kame) is still present, but the k has now changed to a g sound.

The kanji for the word turtle is 亀 but the word for tortoise is usually written in katakana as tortoises are not native to Japan.

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The Japanese word for 'turtle' is 亀 (kame).The pronunciation is roughly like "kah-meh".

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Kame.
Kame is turtle.

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