Entry
  1. Noun

    (string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes

    その鶴は、禎子が折らなければならない千羽鶴の最初の一羽だった。
    It was the first of the one thousand cranes that Sadako had to make.
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Characters in this word

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thousand

Kun
On
セン
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
195 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

かずゆき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-3SKIP code
2k1.2The Kanji Dictionary
2040.0Four corner code
2255deroo
5343Unicode hex code
1-32-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
156Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
599New Nelson (John Haig)
3411New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4219Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2132Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2881Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
40Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
40Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
79A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
44Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
83Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2697Morohashi
47A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
15Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
15Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
101sakade
26Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
12henshall3
11Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
335crowley
12Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
240Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
40Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Kun
はね
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
748 of 2500
Radical
feather
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

しゅう

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-3SKIP code
2b4.5The Kanji Dictionary
1712.0Four corner code
3553deroo
7fbdUnicode hex code
1-17-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3673Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4675New Nelson (John Haig)
226New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
265Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
167Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
200Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
573Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
615Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
732A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
246Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
967Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28614PMorohashi
812A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
590Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
600Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
835Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
82henshall3
117Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
491Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1570Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
580Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu3Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
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crane, stork

Kun
つる
On
カク
Strokes
21
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1369 of 2500
Radical
bird
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Used in names as

たず

Dictionary and index codes (25)
CodeReference
1-10-11SKIP code
11b10.1The Kanji Dictionary
4722.7Four corner code
1650deroo
9db4Unicode hex code
1-36-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5365Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6995New Nelson (John Haig)
1850New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2326Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1943Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2093Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1120A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2926Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1917Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47185Morohashi
2277Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
950Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1962Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he4, hao2Pinyin reading
hagKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level