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
Paper cranes

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

Noun

折(おり)鶴(づる) • (orizuru) 

  1. an origami paper crane, regarded as a symbol of peace, happiness, good fortune and longevity

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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