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鶴
crane
Stroke count: 21
Readings
On reading
カク
Kun reading
つる
Grade 8
KANJIDIC
Meanings
crane
RtK
stork
Radical
鳥
bird
Components
寉
crane (bird)
宀
roof
冖
cloth cover
隹
short bird
亻
radical number 9
灬
fire
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘ
turkey house
·
bird
(鳥)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2093
Compound words
千羽鶴
せんばづる
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
掃き溜めに鶴
はきだめにつる
a jewel in a dunghill
鶴嘴
つるはし
pickaxe
折り鶴
おりづる
paper crane
鶴首
かくしゅ
looking forward to
丹頂鶴
たんちょうづる
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
鶴首して待つ
かくしゅしてまつ
to wait expectantly
Stroke Order
21 strokes
Kaisho
Base