crane, stork
鶴 centers on the tall, long-legged bird known as a crane or stork, often associated with elegance and longevity in Japanese culture.
鶴 combines 隺 (a phonetic component associated with the sound) and 鳥 (bird), forming a phono-semantic character for a crane or stork.
The left side 隺 looks like a tall, elegant bird with a crest, and the right side 鳥 confirms it's a bird. Together, they form the graceful crane.
For カク, imagine a crane making a loud 'caw-caw' sound as it flies: 'caw-caw' cues カク, and the crane's call echoes across the marsh.
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
paper crane; origami crane
pickaxe; pickax; pick
crane (bird)
whooping crane (Grus americana)
sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane
some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle
black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)
demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian crane
St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum); ribbon plant; spider plant
a jewel in a dunghill
destroying angel (Amanita virosa)
parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley
crane (bird)