鶴嘴

Japanese

鶴嘴 (tsuruhashi): a pickaxe, a mattock.

Kanji in this term
鶴	嘴
つる Grade: S	はし Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鶴 (tsuru, “crane”) +‎ 嘴 (hashi, “beak, bill”), from the resemblance of the tool to a crane's bill.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) つるはし [tsùrúꜜhàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][5][4]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝha̠ɕi]

Noun

鶴(つる)嘴(はし) • (tsuruhashi)

a pickaxe, a pick, a mattock

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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