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千羽鶴

Reading

Kana: せんばづる
Romaji: senbazuru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

Kanji

千
Readings: セン、 ち
Meaning: thousand
羽
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
鶴
Readings: カク、 つる
Meanings: crane, stork

Example Sentence

その鶴(つる)は、禎子(さだこ)が折(お)らなければならない千羽鶴(せんばづる)の最初(さいしょ)の一(いち)羽(わ)だった。
➥It was the first of the one thousand cranes that Sadako had to make.
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