Meanings
nounred-crowned crane (plural red-crowned cranes)
plural red-crowned cranes
- Grus japonensis, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family, native to East Asia
Synonyms: Manchurian crane, Japanese crane
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGrus japonensis, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family, native to East Asia
Also see
Origin
- Chinese丹頂鶴 /丹顶鹤
- Englishred-crowned crane
Calque of Chinese 丹頂鶴 /丹顶鹤 (dāndǐnghè).
More words from Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali লালঝুঁটি সারস
- লালঝুঁটি সারস (lalojhũṭi śaroś)Grus japonensis
Catalan grua del Japó
- grua del JapóGrus japonensis
Chinese 丹頂鶴 /丹顶鹤/丹顶鹤
- 丹頂鶴 /丹顶鹤/丹顶鹤 (dāndǐnghè)Grus japonensis
Dutch Chinese kraanvogel, Japanse kraanvogel
- Chinese kraanvogelGrus japonensis
- Japanse kraanvogelGrus japonensis
Estonian jaapani kurg
- jaapani kurgGrus japonensis
Finnish mantšuriankurki
- mantšuriankurkiGrus japonensis
French grue du Japon
- grue du JaponGrus japonensis
German Rotkronenkranich, Mandschurenkranich
- RotkronenkranichGrus japonensis
- MandschurenkranichGrus japonensis
Hindi लाल-मुकुट सारस
- लाल-मुकुट सारस (lāl-mukuṭ sāras)Grus japonensis
Japanese 丹頂鶴
- 丹頂鶴 (tanchōzuru)Grus japonensis
Korean 두루미
- 두루미 (durumi)Grus japonensis
Polish żuraw mandżurski
- żuraw mandżurskiGrus japonensis
Romanian cocor japonez, cocor cu coroană roșie
- cocor japonezGrus japonensis
- cocor cu coroană roșieGrus japonensis
Russian япо́нский жура́вль, уссури́йский жура́вль
- япо́нский жура́вль (japónskij žurávlʹ)Grus japonensis
- уссури́йский жура́вль (ussuríjskij žurávlʹ)Grus japonensis
- маньчжу́рский жура́вль (manʹčžúrskij žurávlʹ)Grus japonensis
Spanish grulla de Manchuria, grulla de coronilla roja
- grulla de ManchuriaGrus japonensis
- grulla de coronilla rojaGrus japonensis
- grulla japonesaGrus japonensis
Swedish japansk trana
- japansk tranaGrus japonensis
Turkish Japon turnası
- Japon turnasıGrus japonensis
Vietnamese sếu Nhật Bản
- sếu Nhật BảnGrus japonensis
Welsh garan Manshwria
- garan ManshwriaGrus japonensis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with red-crowned crane
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
red-crowned crane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-crowned%20crane
MLA
“red-crowned crane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-crowned%20crane. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red-crowned crane,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-crowned%20crane.
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