paper crane; origami crane
Refers specifically to the traditional origami crane, often associated with peace and the senbazuru (thousand cranes) custom.
She makes a paper crane every day to fold a thousand paper cranes.
The paper crane is well known as a symbol of peace.
Standard spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
Variant without okurigana; seen in some contexts but less common.
Compound of 折り (ori, 'folding') + 鶴 (tsuru, 'crane'). The rendaku voicing of つる to づる is regular.