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.
I saw a red-crowned crane in Hokkaido.
red-cap oranda goldfish
A variety of goldfish with a red wen on its head.
This red-cap oranda is characterized by the red wen on its head.
Tanchō koi
A koi variety with a single red patch on the head, resembling the crane's marking.
A beautiful Tanchō koi is swimming in the pond.
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.
The characteristic of a tanchō is the red part on its head.
Katakana spelling is common for the crane and koi variety; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; less common than kana forms.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
From 丹 (tan, 'red') + 頂 (chō, 'crown/top'), referring to the red patch on the head.