折鶴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
折	鶴
お(り) Grade: 4	つる > づる Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
折り鶴

Etymology

Compound of 折り (ori, “folding”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 折る (oru, “to fold”)) +‎ 鶴 (tsuru, “crane (bird)”).^[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おりづる [òríꜜzùrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
(Tokyo) おりづる [òrízúrú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲizɨɾɯ̟]

Noun

折(おり)鶴(づる) • (orizuru)

a paper crane, regarded as a symbol of peace, happiness, good fortune and longevity

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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