crane, stork

On'yomi
カク
Kun'yomi
つる
Parts
冖宀灬隹鳥similar kanji →
JLPT N221 strokesSecondary#1369 most commonU+9DB4

Stroke order

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21 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 鶴

  • 鶴つるcrane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)N5
  • 千羽鶴せんばづる(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranesN3
  • 鶴首かくしゅlooking forward toN3