Lingaku鶴【つる】
Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899. (for form つる: 14,036. – 14,069.)
- crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 鶴【つる】【たず】【ツル】Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899.
- 田鶴【たず】【ツル】
- つるFrequency rank: 14,036. – 14,069.
- たず
- ツルFrequency rank: 32,505. – 32,810.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
This meaning refers to a specific type of large bird known for its long legs and neck, often associated with grace and elegance in various cultures. In Japan, the red-crowned crane is a symbol of longevity and good fortune.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つる鶴がなく鳴くthe crane callsつる鶴のまい舞the dance of the craneつる鶴をおとずれる訪れるto visit the craneつる鶴のおんがえし恩返しthe crane repaying a favor (a famous Japanese folktale)あかい赤いつる鶴red craneしろい白いつる鶴white craneつる鶴のかわ川crane riverつる鶴のはおと羽音the sound of crane's wingsつる鶴のかげ影the shadow of a craneつる鶴のえ絵crane paintingつる鶴のすがた姿the figure of a craneつる鶴のじゅみょう寿命lifespan of a crane
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.
Her classmates folded three hundred and fifty-six cranes so that one thousand were buried with her.
Sadako looked at the golden paper crane that her best friend Chizuko had made for her.
How beautiful and free the cranes were! Sadako sighed and closed her eyes.
Now she was so weak, but the crane made Sadako feel stronger inside.
On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.
If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, her wish will come true.
"I can't even fold one more crane," she said to herself.
It was the first of the one thousand cranes that Sadako had to make.
As she watched, the birds, especially Chizuko's golden crane, looked alive in a light autumn breeze.
Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years."