What does kanji 鶴 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鶴 is crane.

How is kanji 鶴 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鶴 are つる; the onyomi readings are カク.

What is the main radical of kanji 鶴?

The main radical for kanji 鶴 is 鳥.

What words use kanji 鶴?

Example words that use kanji 鶴 include 鶴, 鶴の一声, 鶴の技, 鶴の子餅.

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鶴

Meaning

Kanji 鶴

crane

crane, stork

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つる
Onyomi 音読み: カク
Nanori 名乗り: たずずかつづ

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1369
Strokes: 21
Radical: 鳥
Components: 冖 • 宀 • 杰 • 隹 • 鳥
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 隺 • 傕 • 搉 • 榷 • 確

Related vocabulary

Showing 29 common entries

Showing 29 of 42 entries that include this kanji.

鶴

つる

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

鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

鶴の技

つるのわざ

crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)

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

鶴岡工業高等専門学校

つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう

Tsuruoka National College of Technology

鶴科

つるか

Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)

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

鶴亀鶴亀

つるかめつるかめ

knock on wood

鶴見大学

つるみだいがく

Tsurumi University

鶴首

かくしゅ

looking forward to

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

池で白い鶴が静かに立っている。

A white crane is standing quietly by the pond.

朝、空を飛ぶ鶴を見た。

This morning, I saw a crane flying in the sky.

この公園には冬になると鶴が来る。

Cranes come to this park in winter.

子どもが紙で鶴を折った。

The child folded a paper crane.

鶴の鳴き声が遠くから聞こえた。

The cry of a crane could be heard from far away.

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