This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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田鶴
つる、たず、ツル
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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真鶴

真名鶴
まなづる、マナヅル
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
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丹頂鶴

たんちょうづる、タンチョウヅル
red-crowned crane; Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
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掃き溜めに鶴

exp
はきだめにつる
a jewel in a dunghill
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折り鶴

折鶴
おりづる
folded paper crane
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千羽鶴

せんばづる
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
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鶴首

かくしゅ
looking forward to
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閑雲野鶴

かんうんやかく
life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
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風声鶴唳

ふうせいかくれい
getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadow
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カナダ鶴

カナダづる
sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)