JLPT N1 · 21 strokes
Kanji 鶴: "crane, stork"
The kanji 鶴 means "crane, stork". It is written with 21 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク in on'yomi and つる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | crane, stork |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 21 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1369 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鶴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鶴crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 鶴の一声final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
- 鶴嘴pickaxe; pickax; pick
- 真鶴white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
- 千羽鶴(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
- 折り鶴paper crane; origami crane
- 鶴亀crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
- 鶴岡八幡宮place : Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
- 紅鶴flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
- 田鶴crane (bird)
- 掃き溜めに鶴a jewel in a dunghill
- 鶴賀place : Tsuruga
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