Dec 21
Kanji in Ascending Stroke Order
Strokes:21
鶴
Kun: つる
On: カク
Words of the day: 折り鶴 (paper crane, origami crane), 紅鶴 (flamingo), 鶴の一声 (final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement), 閑雲野鶴 (life in natural setting, free from worldly cares), 風声鶴唳 (getting frightened even by a slight noise; hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles; being afraid of one’s own shadow)
(they’re several today, but I liked them all!)
Today’s kanji ties in well with our origami challenge. 鶴 means crane, stork. It’s a Jōyō kanji taught in junior high, JLPT level N1 and WK level 49.
Here’s the stroke order:
And variations:
