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月と鼈
月と鼈
月とすっぽん
Reading
Kana:
つきとすっぽん
Romaji:
tsukitosuppon
Kana
Romaji
Definition
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like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell
Kanji
月
Readings:
ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings:
month, moon
鼈
Readings:
ベツ、 ヘツ、 すっぽん
Meanings:
snapping turtle, fresh-water turtle