すっぽん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
2. trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre
when read as "すっぽん"
3. bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
when read as "すっぽん"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)