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つるはせんねんかめはまんねん
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation;
(lit.)
cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
Alt. forms
鶴
つる
は
千
せん
年
ねん
亀
かめ
は
万
まん
年
ねん
つるはせんねんかめはまんねん
Composed of
つる
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
せんねん
millennium; one thousand years;
(fig.)
long time
かめ
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
まんねん
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual