General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Chinese term for 'crane' is 鶴 . Cranes are also known as 仙鶴 'fairy cranes' (often used specifically for the Manchurian or Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis). Chinese has a rich and sometimes confusing variety of names for the cranes -- see alternative names in the table of species below.
Chinese and Japanese names relating to 'fairy cranes' refer to the Chinese legend that the crane carries an immortal or sage ('fairy') on its back when he visits the mortal world.
The crane is a symbol of longevity in Oriental culture and is often depicted in traditional paintings and statues.
Species names
ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
OTHER |
|||||
| Anthropoides | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chinese (Mainland) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Anthropoides virgo Grus virgo  |
Demoiselle crane | 簑羽鶴 (蓑羽鹤) 'raincoat feather crane' |
(蓑羽鶴) 蓑羽鹤 'raincoat feather crane' |
閨秀鶴 (闺秀鹤) 'young lady (=demoiselle) crane' (FS) |
アネハヅル (姉羽鶴) ane-ha-zuru 'big-sister feather crane' |
쇠재두루미 soe-jae-durumi 'small jae crane' |
| Grus | ||||||||
Latin |
English |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Chinese (Mainland) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Korean |
Vietnamese |
Grus vipio |
White-naped crane Japanese white-naped crane White-necked crane |
白枕鶴 (白枕鹤) 'white-naped crane' |
(白枕鶴) 白枕鹤 'white-naped crane' |
紅面鶴 (红面鹤) 'red-faced crane' (FS) |
マナヅル (真鶴) mana-zuru 'true crane' |
タズ (田鶴) tazu 'paddy crane' (poetic) |
재두루미 jae-durumi 'jae crane' |
| Grus grus |
Common crane | 灰鶴 (灰鹤) 'grey crane' |
(灰鶴) 灰鹤 'grey crane' |
玄鶴 (玄鹤) 'dark crane' 倉庚 or 蒼庚 (仓庚 or 苍庚) 'canggeng' (倉庚 also used for oriole; 蒼庚 'darkblue geng' used only for crane) 鶬鴰 (鸧鸹) 'cang + crow' 番薯鶴 (番薯鹤) 'sweet potato crane' 歐亞鶴 (欧亚鹤) 'Eurasian crane' (FS) |
クロヅル (黒鶴) kuro-zuru 'black crane' |
ネズミヅル (鼠鶴) nezumi-zuru 'mouse crane' |
검은목두루미 geomeun-mok-durumi 'black-necked crane' |
Chim Sếu cổ trắng 'white-necked crane (bird)' |
| Grus monacha |
Hooded crane | 白頭鶴 (白头鹤) 'white-headed crane' |
(白頭鶴) 白头鹤 'white-headed crane' |
青莊鶴 (青壮鹤) 'green field (=blue heron) crane' 鍋鶴 (锅鹤) 'pot crane' (FS) 玄鶴 (玄鹤) 'dark crane' (FS) |
ナベヅル (鍋鶴) nabe-zuru 'pot crane' |
흑두루미 heuk-durumi 'black crane' |
||
| Grus japonensis |
Red-crowned crane Manchurian crane Japanese crane |
丹頂鶴 (丹顶鹤) 'red-capped crane' |
(丹頂鶴) 丹顶鹤 'red-capped crane' |
仙鶴 (仙鹤) 'fairy crane' (FS) |
タンチョウ (丹頂) tanchō 'red-cap' |
タンチョウヅル (丹頂鶴) tanchō-zuru 'red-capped crane' |
두루미 durumi 'crane' |
Sếu Nhật Bản 'Japanese crane' Sếu đầu đỏ Nhật Bản 'Japanese red-headed crane' (from Internet cites list) |
