鶴

crane

Lv 49

Strokes: 21

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Meanings

crane RTK

Community Mnemonic

▲ 501 votes

The original version of the "Ugly Duckling" was about a crane who grew up in a turkey coop. All the other birds made fun of it for not having a wattle or a snood or fanning its tail...

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

隹turkey coop.

鳥bird

On'yomi

かく

Kun'yomi

つる