[つる(鶴)(P);たず;ツル, tsuru ( tsuru )(P); tazu ; tsuru](n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis); (P)#3260[Add to Longdo]
[つる, tsuru](n) (1) bowstring; (2) string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); (3) (esp. 鉉) bail (arched pot handle); (4) (also written as 梁) (See 枡・1) diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu; (P)#5687[Add to Longdo]
[つるがえし, tsurugaeshi](n) (uk) digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product[Add to Longdo]