Word Meaning 折り鶴

おりづる orizuru

折り鶴 is read as おりづる (orizuru) and means paper crane.

Meaning

English

  1. paper crane
  2. origami crane

Reading

Kana

おりづる

Romaji

orizuru

Writing Variants

  • 折鶴 おりづる orizuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Related Words 平和,千羽鶴,折り紙,千代紙 Rank 134176 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

折鶴蘭

おりづるらん

St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum)

折衷

せっちゅう

compromise

折衝

せっしょう

negotiation

折曲厳禁

おりまげげんきん

do not fold

折衷主義

せっちゅうしゅぎ

eclecticism

つる

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

田鶴

たず

crane (bird)

千羽鶴

せんばづる

(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

真鶴

まなづる

white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

白鶴

はくつる

Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

アメリカ白鶴

あめりかしろづる

whooping crane (Grus americana)

おり

counter for folded items

Example Sentences

4

Tom folded an origami crane.

Sadako has folded 643 paper cranes so far.

Teach me how to fold a paper crane. I forgot how to fold it.

All Sadako could do now was to make paper cranes and hope for a miracle.