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    3. 鶴

    鶴

    鶴つる

    crane

    N1KMT9Freq #1369AnimalsKanji21 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    つる

    On'yomi

    カク

    Nanori

    たずずかつづ

    cranestork

    寉鳥

    冖
    宀
    亻
    人
    隹
    鳥
    灬
    火

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    鷹鴆鴪鶯鴕鶫鵺鶚鶫鶚鷗鷄鵺鶤鶲鷹鷓疉鴪鴕鴆鷦鶸鶯鷁鶻鶺鷆鷏鷂鷽

    Concepts using this kanji

    鶴

    crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

    鶴見大学

    Tsurumi University

    鶴の一声

    final word

    田鶴

    crane (bird)

    鶴首して待つ

    to wait expectantly

    千羽鶴

    (string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

    鶴来る

    migration of cranes to their nesting grounds

    鶴首

    looking forward to

    鶴は千年亀は万年

    enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation

    真鶴

    white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

    鶴の技

    crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)

    白鶴

    Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

    アメリカ白鶴

    whooping crane (Grus americana)

    雀の千声鶴の一声

    the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools

    黒鶴

    common crane (Grus grus)

    舞鶴草

    snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum)

    鶴亀算

    obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs

    折り鶴

    paper crane

    姉羽鶴

    demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo)

    鶏群の一鶴

    a swan among ducklings

    鶴岡工業高等専門学校

    Tsuruoka National College of Technology

    亀の年を鶴が羨む

    some people are never satisfied

    焼け野の雉夜の鶴

    parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)

    鶴の子餅

    red and white egg-shaped mochi

    葦田鶴

    crane (bird)

    風声鶴唳

    getting frightened even by a slight noise

    紅鶴

    flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)

    丹頂鶴

    red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

    冠鶴

    crowned crane

    鶴翼

    V-shape (battle formation)

    閑雲野鶴

    life in natural setting, free from worldly cares

    カナダ鶴

    sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)

    鶴亀

    crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

    折鶴蘭

    St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum)

    鶴嘴

    pickaxe

    鍋鶴

    hooded crane (Grus monacha)

    鶴亀鶴亀

    knock on wood

    掃き溜めに鶴

    a jewel in a dunghill

    鸛鶴

    Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 亻
    • 人
    • 冖
    • 宀
    • 灬
    • 火
    • 隹
    • 鳥

    is_used_in

    • 千羽鶴
    • 掃き溜めに鶴
    • 鶴
    • 鶴嘴
    • 折り鶴
    • 鶴首
    • 丹頂鶴
    • 鶴首して待つ
    • 真鶴
    • 冠鶴
    • 閑雲野鶴
    • 風声鶴唳
    • 鶴は千年亀は万年
    • カナダ鶴
    • 鶴の一声
    • 折鶴蘭
    • 黒鶴
    • 紅鶴
    • 焼け野の雉夜の鶴
    • 鍋鶴
    • 鸛鶴
    • 葦田鶴
    • アメリカ白鶴
    • 鶴の子餅
    • 鶴亀
    • 鶴亀算
    • 鶴来る
    • 姉羽鶴
    • 舞鶴草
    • 鶏群の一鶴
    • 雀の千声鶴の一声
    • 鶴亀鶴亀
    • 亀の年を鶴が羨む
    • 田鶴
    • 鶴翼
    • 鶴岡工業高等専門学校
    • 鶴見大学
    • 白鶴
    • 鶴の技

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