Moto 鶴: Crane; StorkKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カク
- Kun'yomi
- つる
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 42 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カク)
- 閑雲野鶴かんうんやかくlife in natural setting, free from worldly cares
- 風声鶴唳ふうせいかくれいgetting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles
- 鶏群の一鶴けいぐんのいっかくa swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones
- 鶏群一鶴けいぐんいっかくa swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones
- 鶴首かくしゅlooking forward to
- 鶴首して待つかくしゅしてまつto wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鶴つるcrane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- アメリカ白鶴アメリカしろづるwhooping crane (Grus americana)
- カナダ鶴カナダづるsandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
- 丹頂鶴たんちょうづるred-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane
- 亀の年を鶴がうらやむかめのとしをつるがうらやむsome people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
- 亀の年を鶴が羨むかめのとしをつるがうらやむsome people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
- 冠鶴かんむりづるcrowned crane
- 千羽鶴せんばづる(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
- 姉羽鶴あねはづるdemoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian crane
- 折り鶴おりづるfolded paper crane
- 折鶴おりづるfolded paper crane
- 折鶴蘭おりづるらんSt Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum); ribbon plant
- 掃き溜めに鶴はきだめにつるa jewel in a dunghill
- 真名鶴まなづるwhite-naped crane (Grus vipio)
- 紅鶴べにづるflamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
- 舞鶴草まいづるそうsnakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal
- 鍋鶴なべづるhooded crane (Grus monacha)
- 雀の千声鶴の一声すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえthe word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
- 鶴の一声つるのひとこえfinal word; voice of authority
- 鶴の子餅つるのこもちred and white egg-shaped mochi
- 鶴は千年亀は万年つるはせんねんかめはまんねんenjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
- 鶴亀つるかめcrane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
- 鶴亀算つるかめざん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
- 鶴亀鶴亀つるかめつるかめknock on wood; touch wood
- 鶴嘴つるはしpickaxe
- 鶴座つるざGrus (constellation); the Crane
- 鶴来るつるきたるmigration of cranes to their nesting grounds
- 鶴頚つるくびitem with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
- 鶴頸つるくびitem with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
- 黒鶴くろづるcommon crane (Grus grus)
Other readings
- 焼け野の雉夜の鶴やけののきぎすよるのつるparents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
- 田鶴つるcrane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 真鶴まなづるwhite-naped crane (Grus vipio)
- 葦田鶴あしたずcrane
- 鶴科ツルかGruidae; bird family comprising the cranes
- 鸛鶴こうづるOriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
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