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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)
Kun
   つる crane
On    カク
Name    たず   ず   か   つ   づ
Read about the role of cranes in Japanese culture in our Point of Interest
つる
 cranes in Japanese culture
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つる
ふえ
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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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Strongly Symbolic Animals
竜 亀 虎 鶴
English speakers see cats and dogs as enemies, but the Japanese and Chinese perceive the dragon and tiger as well-matched rivals. The dragon symbolizes everything from imperial power and water to China itself, whereas the tiger represents earthly matter and India, also inspiring scads of expressions about risks. Meanwhile, both cranes and turtles are emblems of longevity and good fortune. Moreover, the crane appears in proverbs, paintings, origami, ceramics, fabrics, poems, Noh dramas, songs, folktales, and even math problems, as well as figurative expressions, whereas the turtle symbolizes slowness, wisdom, experience, divisiveness, ugliness, and sexual attractiveness.
⿰   () crane; flying bird   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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looking forward to
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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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ず: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
crane  (see also: ; 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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つる crane   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
チョウ   とり bird   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
reach
fire
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