Kanji
鶴
kanji character
crane
stork
鶴 kanji-鶴 crane, stork
鶴
Meaning
crane and stork
Readings
Kun'yomi
- つる はし pickaxe
- つる か Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
- つる かめ crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
On'yomi
- かく よく V-shape (battle formation)
- ふうせい かく れい getting frightened even by a slight noise
- かんうんや かく life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
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Common Words
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鶴 crane (bird) -
鶴 嘴 pickaxe, pickax, pick -
鶴 はしpickaxe, pickax, pick -
鶴 首 item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle), long-necked person -
鶴 科 Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes) -
鶴 亀 crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif) -
鶴 座 Grus (constellation), the Crane -
鶴 頸 item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle), long-necked person -
鶴 頚 item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle), long-necked person -
鶴 翼 V-shape (battle formation), crane wings -
折 鶴 paper crane, origami crane -
真 鶴 white-naped crane (Grus vipio) -
冠 鶴 crowned crane -
黒 鶴 common crane (Grus grus) -
紅 鶴 flamingo (Phoenicopteridae) -
鍋 鶴 hooded crane (Grus monacha) -
鸛 鶴 Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) -
鶴 来 るmigration of cranes to their nesting grounds -
田 鶴 crane (bird) -
白 鶴 Hakutsuru (brand of sake) -
鶴 の技 crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid) -
鶴 亀 算 obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs, calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes -
折 り鶴 paper crane, origami crane - カナダ
鶴 sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) -
丹 頂 鶴 red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), Japanese crane -
真 名 鶴 white-naped crane (Grus vipio) -
真 那 鶴 white-naped crane (Grus vipio) -
葦 田 鶴 crane (bird) -
鶴 の子 餅 red and white egg-shaped mochi -
姉 羽 鶴 demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), Numidian crane