Definition of つる
- (n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ツルは大きくて美しい鳥だ。
Cranes are big beautiful birds.
- (v5r) to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
怒ったり緊張すると首がつる。
I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
- (n) bowstring
- string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
- bail (arched pot handle)
- diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu