# 鶴 — crane

鶴 means “crane”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 21 strokes.  Kun'yomi: つる (tsuru). You'll see it in words such as 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”).

- Meaning: crane
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: つる (tsuru)
- Strokes: 21
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 1

## How to remember 鶴

Parts: 宀 roof · 隹 bird · 鳥 bird

## Words with 鶴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鶴 | つる (tsuru) | crane |

## More in the “Animals 1” set

[雄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/male/) · [尾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tail/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [竜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dragon/) · [翼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wing/) · [牲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrificial-animal/) · [亀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turtle/) · [牧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pasture/) · [鶴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crane/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crane/. Last updated 2026-11-01.