丹頂鶴 たんちょうづる Also written タンチョウヅル Meanings Noun red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane See also: 丹頂 (たんちょう). Kanji 丹 vermilion. Read as タン. 頂 receive. Read as チョウ. 鶴 crane. Read as つる. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists