つる
鶴
かめ
亀
つる
鶴
かめ
亀

interjection

Spoken to ward off misfortune.
  1. knock on wood, touch wood.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つる
鶴
かめ
亀
つる
鶴
かめ
亀
 鶴亀鶴亀 つるかめつるかめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crane, stork
つる　カク　たず (Late High School, N1)
crane (bird)
つる (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
crow, raven
からす　ウ　オ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
tortoise, turtle
かめ　キ　キュウ (Late High School, N1)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す