丹頂鶴

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Chinese

red; pellet; powder
red; pellet; powder; cinnabar
 
go against; most; peak
go against; most; peak; top; to replace; to substitute; a measure word (use with "hat")
 
crane
trad. (丹頂鶴)
simp. (丹顶鹤)
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Noun

丹頂鶴

  1. red-crowned crane; Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: red-crowned crane (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 6
つる > づる
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(たん)(ちょう)(づる) (tanchōzuru

  1. sacred Japanese crane; red-crested white crane, Grus japonensis
    Synonym: 丹頂 (tanchō)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN