丹頂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んちょー [tàńchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

(たん)(ちょう) or 丹頂(タンチョウ) • (tanchō

  1. sacred Japanese crane; red-crested white crane, Grus japonensis
    Synonym: 丹頂鶴 (tanchō-zuru)

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