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鶴来る (つるきたる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鶴つる来きたる

Meanings

1

noun

migration of cranes to nesting grounds

Refers specifically to the seasonal arrival of cranes at their breeding or nesting areas. Often used in poetic or nature-related contexts.

春はるになると、鶴つる来きたるの季き節せつを迎むかえる。
When spring comes, we welcome the season of the cranes' migration to their nesting grounds.

Kanji

鶴crane, stork
来come, due, next

Etymology

Compound of 鶴 (tsuru, 'crane') and 来る (kitaru, 'to come'), literally 'cranes come'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the seasonal arrival of cranes.