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1 exact word match found in search '鶴'
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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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13 words found beginning with '鶴'
noun
migration of cranes to their nesting grounds
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noun
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)  (see also: 鶴は千年亀は万年)
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Most common form: つるはし
noun
pickaxe  (often written with kana only)
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looking forward to
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noun
red and white egg-shaped mochi
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expression
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
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expression
Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
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noun
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
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expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for
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noun
Grus (constellation); the Crane  (astronomy, etc. term)
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37 words found containing '鶴' in any position
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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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Most common form: つるはし
noun
pickaxe  (often written with kana only)
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noun
life in natural setting, free from worldly cares  (yojijukugo)
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noun
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
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noun
a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
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noun
Grus (constellation); the Crane  (astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
1. item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
2. long-necked person
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expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for
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Most common form: 鶏群一鶴
expression, noun
a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men  (idiomatic expression)
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