Post #2783719
2026-04-12 14:11 UTC
In common speech Japanese conflates way more animals than English does, including turtles/tortoises. I just had to look up rikugame because I'd only ever heard kame before. If you're a scientist or at a turtle conference I'm sure the distinction gets used, but otherwise it goes along the lines of pigeon/dove, alligator/crocodile, rat/mouse, etc.
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@tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 16:35
I grew up speaking Japanese. I know this already. I’m choosing to believe that rather than explaining my own language back to me, that you’ve made that comment for the sake of audience notes, so people who don’t speak Japanese can follow along from the comfort of their own toilets. Otherwise it’s kinda cringe.