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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 36

鶴 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

crane

On: カクkaku
Kun: つるtsuru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

鶴21 strokes

How to write 鶴: stroke order

鶴 has 21 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

鶴 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 鶴 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 鶴

The parts 鶴 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

寉
鳥
bird
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 36

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