漢字道KANJIDO

21 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general21 strokesRadical
On
カク
Kun
つる
Meaning
crane

Origin

ORIGIN

Bird plus flying high: the long-necked, long-legged crane.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

つる鶴・千羽鶴

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 千羽鶴せんばづる

    a thousand folded paper cranes

  • つる

    crane

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

折り紙で鶴を折って贈った。

I folded a paper crane and gave it as a gift.

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