Word Meaning 鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ tsuru no hitokoe

鶴の一声 is read as つるのひとこえ (tsuru no hitokoe) and means final word.

Meaning

English

  1. final word
  2. voice of authority
  3. authoritative pronouncement

Reading

Kana

つるのひとこえ

Romaji

tsuru no hitokoe

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 68367 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

第一声

だいいっせい

first speech

大喝一声

だいかついっせい

shouting in a thunderous voice

一声

いっせい

voice

励声一番

れいせいいちばん

giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment

鶏群一鶴

けいぐんのいっかく

a swan among ducklings

一声かける

ひとこえかける

to say a word

風声鶴唳

ふうせいかくれい

getting frightened even by a slight noise

つる

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

鶴見大学

つるみだいがく

Tsurumi University

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

鶴首して待つ

かくしゅしてまつ

to wait expectantly