Translation
orizuru means "Paper Crane" in English.
orizuru written with kanji is 折鶴.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.
| Romaji | o | ri | zu | ru |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | お | り | づ | る |
| Katakana | オ | リ | ヅ | ル |
| Kanji | 折 | 鶴 | ||
| Meaning | Fold | Crane | ||
| School Level | 小４ | 中 | ||
orizuru may also be written as 折り鶴.
Orthography Notes
- oridzuru is another way to romanize this word.
- tsuru つる becomes dzuru づる in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.
Trivia
- According to the legends, if you fold one thousand origami cranes, you get a wish granted by a crane.[1]
- The word origami 折り紙 means "folded paper" in Japanese.
Beware: some kanji that are difficult to handwrite are easy to type on the computer, which may skew the usage statistics.