鶴
鶴
21 strokes
Frequency: 1369
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
crane
stork
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
たず
ず
か
つ
づ
Common Words
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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Examples
ツルは大きくて美しい鳥だ。
Cranes are big beautiful birds.
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Idiomatic expression
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
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(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
Examples
その鶴は、禎子が折らなければならない千羽鶴の最初の一羽だった。
It was the first of the one thousand cranes that Sadako had to make.
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paper crane; origami crane
Examples
今禎子にできることは、折り鶴を折って奇跡を願うことだけだった。
All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.
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