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| This kanji has 21 strokes: 11 strokes in the "bird" radical 鳥 (とり) and 10 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (28): | ||
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鶴 つる |
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis) |
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2.
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鶴首 かくしゅ |
looking forward to |
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3.
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カナダ鶴 カナダづる |
sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) |
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4.
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鶴首して待つ かくしゅしてまつ |
to wait expectantly, to wait with a craned (outstretched) neck |
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5.
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葦田鶴 あしたず |
crane |
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6.
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鶴嘴 つるはし |
pickaxe |
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7.
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冠鶴 かんむりづる |
crowned crane |
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8.
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田鶴 たず |
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis) |
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9.
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閑雲野鶴 かんうんやかく |
life in natural setting, free from worldly cares |
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10.
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鍋鶴 なべづる |
hooded crane (Grus monacha) |
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11.
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鶏群一鶴 けいぐんいっかく |
a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men |
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12.
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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, being afraid of one''s own shadow |
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13.
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紅鶴 べにづる |
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae) |
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14.
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鸛鶴 こうづる |
Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) |
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15.
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黒鶴 くろづる |
common crane (Grus grus) |
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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) |
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17.
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真鶴 まなづる |
white-naped crane (Grus vipio) |
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18.
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真名鶴 まなづる |
white-naped crane (Grus vipio) |
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19.
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折り鶴 おりづる |
folded paper crane |
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20.
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折鶴 おりづる |
folded paper crane |
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21.
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折鶴蘭 おりづるらん |
St Bernard''s lily (Chlorophytum comosum), ribbon plant, spider plant |
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22.
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千羽鶴 せんばづる |
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes |
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23.
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掃き溜めに鶴 はきだめにつる |
a jewel in a dunghill |
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24.
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丹頂鶴 たんちょうづる |
red-crowned crane, Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) |
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25.
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鶴 たず |
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis) |
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26.
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鶴の一声 つるのひとこえ |
the final word (decision made by a figure of authority) |
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鶴は千年亀は万年 つるはせんねんかめはまんねん |
Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years |
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鶴科 つるか |
Gruidae (bird family of the crane) |