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鶴 means 'crane'

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Strokes : 21    Frequency: 1282   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 33 words   Used in 1215 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   つる crane
Additional readings
On    カク
Name    たず   ず   か   つ   づ
Variants
鹤 (Chinese)  
Notes
Read about the role of cranes in Japanese culture in our Point of Interest
つる
鶴
  cranes in Japanese culture. Read the fairy tale
つる
鶴
の
ふえ
笛
 in the Reading Corner.
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Cranes once lived in large flocks in Japan but have since become scarce. By contrast, the image of the crane pops up everywhere. As a symbol of 'longevity' and 'good fortune,' this bird appears in proverbs, paintings, ceramics, poems, Noh dramas, songs, folktales, and even math problems! Find out about the significance of folded paper cranes and the true story of Sadako Sasaki.
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⿰  隺 (寉) crane; flying bird  鳥 bird  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鶴 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 鶴 is used 31 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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つ る 1
Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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つる (read as づる) : 13 words FIND ALL
noun
common crane (Grus grus)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
crane  (see also: 鶴; archaic)
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An additional 2 less common words include 鶴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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鶴
つる crane   
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隺
crane; flying bird
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隹
little bird
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冖
cover; covered   
鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
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