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

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

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Kanji in 鶴

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

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