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crane; mechanical crane used for lifting and moving heavy objects
A machine with a long arm used for lifting, lowering, and moving heavy loads on construction sites, in factories, and at ports.
From English "crane." Refers exclusively to the machine — not to the bird, which is 鶴 in Japanese. Very common in contexts related to construction, ports, and factories.
Common collocations
- クレーン車: crane truck; mobile crane
- クレーンゲーム: crane game; claw machine (arcade game)
- タワークレーン: tower crane
- クレーンで吊り上げる: to hoist with a crane
- クレーンの操作: crane operation
Cultural note
クレーンゲーム (crane game) is the standard Japanese term for the ubiquitous arcade claw machines found throughout Japan. Also called UFOキャッチャー after Sega's brand name.