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
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
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】
expression, noun
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final word, voice of authority, authoritative pronouncement(idiom )
expression
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enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation, cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years(proverb)