Word Meaning 鶴亀鶴亀

Listen to 鶴亀

鶴亀

つるかめ

crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)

Listen to 鶴は千年亀は万年

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

Listen to 鶴亀算

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

Listen to 亀の年を鶴が羨む

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

Listen to 鶴

鶴

つる

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

Listen to 鶴見大学

鶴見大学

つるみだいがく

Tsurumi University

Listen to 鶴岡工業高等専門学校

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

Listen to 鶴の一声

鶴の一声

つるのひとこえ

final word

Listen to 鶴首して待つ

鶴首して待つ

かくしゅしてまつ

to wait expectantly

Listen to 鶴首

鶴首

かくしゅ

looking forward to

Listen to 鶴来る

鶴来る

つるきたる

migration of cranes to their nesting grounds

Listen to 鶴の技

鶴の技

つるのわざ

crane kick (in the movie Karate Kid)