タンチョウ

noun

red-crowned crane; Japanese crane

Refers to the bird Grus japonensis, a large crane with a red patch on its crown. Often called タンチョウヅル in full.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうでタンチョウを見みた。

  I saw a red-crowned crane in Hokkaido.

noun

red-cap oranda goldfish

A variety of goldfish with a red wen on its head.

• このタンチョウは頭あたまの赤あかい肉にく瘤りゅうが特とく徴ちょうです。

  This red-cap oranda is characterized by the red wen on its head.

noun

Tanchō koi

A koi variety with a single red patch on the head, resembling the crane's marking.

• 池いけに美うつくしいタンチョウが泳およいでいる。

  A beautiful Tanchō koi is swimming in the pond.

noun

having a red crest or patch on the head

Descriptive term for birds, fish, etc. with a red marking on the head. Often used in compound names.

• タンチョウの特とく徴ちょうは頭あたまの赤あかい部ぶ分ぶんです。

  The characteristic of a tanchō is the red part on its head.