Words — 42 found
1. looking forward to
かんうんやかく
閑雲野鶴
1. life in natural setting, free from worldly caresYojijukugo (four character compound)
あねはづる
姉羽鶴
1. demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian craneUsually written using kana alone
アネハヅル
つるかめざん
鶴亀算
1. obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
ふうせいかくれい
風声鶴唳
1. getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one's own shadowYojijukugo (four character compound)
しろづる
アメリカ白鶴
1. whooping crane (Grus americana)Usually written using kana alone
アメリカシロヅル
つるくび
鶴首
1. item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
2. long-necked person
つる首 【つるくび】、鶴頸 【つるくび】、鶴頚 【つるくび】
やけののきぎすよるのつる
焼け野の雉夜の鶴
1. parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)Rare term
かめとしつるうらや
亀の年を鶴が羨む
1. some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtleProverb
亀の年を鶴がうらやむ 【かめのとしをつるがうらやむ】
すずめせんこえつるひとこえ
雀の千声鶴の一声
1. the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a craneProverb
つるせんねんかめまんねん
鶴は千年亀は万年
1. enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation; cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 yearsProverb
1. sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)Usually written using kana alone