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羽

Feather
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingウ
Kun readingは、はね
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2Level 5

Meanings

  1. feather
  2. counter for birds, rabbitsわ ↓
  3. feathersRtK
    彼は金の首輪と鳥の羽で作られたコートを着ていた。He was wearing a gold necklace and a coat made of bird feathers.tatoeba
  1. plume
  2. down
  3. wing
  4. blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)

Synonyms

シャトルダウン羽子羽毛

Homonyms

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Same spelling, other readings
  • 羽 わ — counter for birds or rabbits
Same reading (わ)
輪 · ring和 · sum把 · counter for bundles

Radicals and components

Radical羽feather

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

wings

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 615

Compound words

羽織るはおる
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
千羽鶴せんばづる
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
羽衣はごろも
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
羽織はおり
haori (Japanese formal coat)
羽毛うもう
feather; plume; plumage; down
羽目はめ
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix
白羽しらは
white feather
１羽いちわ
one (bird or rabbit)
一羽いちわ
one (bird or rabbit)
羽音はおと
flapping sound (of wings)
羽蟻はあり
winged ant
羽根はね
feather
羽子はご
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
羽軸うじく
(ornithological) rachis
羽振はぶり
influence
羽翼うよく
wings and feathers
羽帚はねぼうき
feather duster
羽箒はねぼうき
feather duster
羽虱はじらみ
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga)
螻羽けらば
edge of a gabled roof
烏羽玉うばたま
jet black
烏羽色からすばいろ
glossy black
羽撃くはばたく
to flap (wings)
羽子板はごいた
battledore (early form of badminton racket)

Kun Reading Examples

二羽のからすが空を飛んでいます。わ
Two crows are flying in the sky.tatoeba
同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。はね
Birds of a feather flock together.tatoeba
同じ羽の鳥は一緒に集まる。はね
Birds of a feather flock together.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は以前は羽振りがよかった。
He has seen better days.tatoeba
二羽のからすが空を飛んでいます。
Two crows are flying in the sky.tatoeba
同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。
Birds of a feather flock together.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Feather, wing. A pair of feathered bird wings.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 羽

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