Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 21
Meaning: crane, stork
Kunyomi: つる
Onyomi: カク
Composition: 寉 鳥
Radical: 鳥
Meaning: bird
鶴首 (カクシュ) looking forward to
鶴首して待つ (カクシュシテマツ) to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
鶏群の一鶴 (ケイグンノイッカク) a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
鶏群一鶴 (ケイグンイッカク) a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
鶴 (つる) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ツル科 (ツルか) Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
掃き溜めに鶴 (はきだめにつる) a jewel in a dunghill
焼け野の雉夜の鶴 (やけののきぎすよるのつる) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 21
Meaning: crane, stork
Kunyomi: つる
Onyomi: カク
Composition: 寉 鳥
Radical: 鳥
Meaning: bird
鶴首 (カクシュ) looking forward to
鶴首して待つ (カクシュシテマツ) to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
鶏群の一鶴 (ケイグンノイッカク) a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
鶏群一鶴 (ケイグンイッカク) a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
鶴 (つる) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ツル科 (ツルか) Gruidae (bird family comprising the cranes)
掃き溜めに鶴 (はきだめにつる) a jewel in a dunghill
焼け野の雉夜の鶴 (やけののきぎすよるのつる) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)