Combined Kanji Dictionary / 熟語辞典: 鶴/つる

1	鶴 (つる)
	(n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
2	鶴科 (つるか)
	(n) Gruidae (bird family of the crane)
3	鶴の一声 (つるのひとこえ)
	(exp) the final word (decision made by a figure of authority)
4	鶴嘴 (つるはし)
	(n) (uk) pickaxe
5	鶴は千年亀は万年 (つるはせんねんかめはまんねん)
	(exp) Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
6	掃き溜めに鶴 (はきだめにつる)
	(exp) a jewel in a dunghill
7	焼け野の雉夜の鶴 (やけののきぎすよるのつる)
	(exp) (obsc) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)

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