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Crane


Radical Combination


Meaning

Crane

Mnemonic

On the roof there's some type of turkey bird, but thinner and longer. You look closer and realize it's a crane.

Picture the beautiful black and white crane dancing gracefully on the roof. Now that you know what it is, you feel a little bad about calling it a turkey bird.


Reading

On'yomi

かく

Kun'yomi

つる

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The crane leans down toward you from its roof perch and squawks, "Too rude (つる)!" You're shocked! You didn't know the crane could speak English, but even worse, it knew you called it a turkey bird.

The crane keeps saying you're too rude whenever other people come close so they know what kind of person you are. Yikes, you really shouldn't have gotten on this crane's bad side.


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