鶴たず

noun

crane (bird)

Poetic or literary term for a crane, equivalent to つる. Used in classical poetry and elevated prose.

See also: 鶴 (つる)

• 田鶴たずの一ひと声こえが夕ゆう暮ぐれの空そらに響ひびいた。

  The single call of the crane echoed in the evening sky.

• 古こ歌かには「田鶴たず」と詠よまれることが多おおい。

  In old poems, it is often written as 田鶴.