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What does the kanji 鶴 mean?

鶴 means crane (bird). On'yomi カク. Kun'yomi つる.

Quick facts
On'yomiカク
Kun'yomiつる
Strokes21
Main radical鳥
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カクKun'yomi つる
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework21 strokes

crane (bird)

Memory hook

The long-necked bird (鳥) standing gracefully under the roof (宀) — CRANE.

Main radical

鳥bird 11 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 21 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.