Poetic or literary term for a crane, equivalent to つる. Used in classical poetry and elevated prose.
See also: 鶴 (つる)
The single call of the crane echoed in the evening sky.
In old poems, it is often written as 田鶴.
Standard kanji spelling for the poetic reading たず.
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
The reading たず (also たづ in historical kana) is an older native Japanese word for crane, preserved in poetry and literary contexts. The kanji 田鶴 is an ateji spelling.