鸛鶴
Chinese
| crane; stork | crane | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鸛鶴) | 鸛 | 鶴 | |
| simp. (鹳鹤) | 鹳 | 鹤 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
鸛鶴
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鸛 | 鶴 |
| こう Hyōgai |
つる > づる Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 鸛 (kō, “Oriental stork”) + 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”). The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
鸛鶴 • (kōzuru) ←こふづる (kofuduru)?
- synonym of 鸛 (kōnotori, “Oriental stork”)