Search Terms: *鶴*
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noun
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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Other readings:
鶴【たず】
、田鶴【たず】
、ツル
noun
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demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), Numidian crane(usually kana)
Other readings:
アネハヅル
noun
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whooping crane (Grus americana)(usually kana)
Other readings:
アメリカシロヅル
noun
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St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum), ribbon plant, spider plant
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
expression
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some people are never satisfied, the crane envies the longevity of the turtle(proverb)
Other readings:
亀の年を鶴がうらやむ【かめのとしをつるがうらやむ】
noun
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life in natural setting, free from worldly cares(yojijukugo)
noun
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a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
See also:鶏群の一鶴 (けいぐんのいっかく)
expression, noun
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a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men(idiom )
expression
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the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools, one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane(proverb)
noun
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Other readings:
タンチョウヅル
noun
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crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
See also:鶴は千年亀は万年
noun
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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
interjection
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knock on wood, touch wood(spoken to ward off misfortune)
noun
1.
item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
2.
long-necked person
Other readings:
つる首【つるくび】
、鶴頸【つるくび】
、鶴頚【つるくび】