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翼

wing
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingヨク
Kun readingつばさ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. wingRtK
    鳥は両翼を広げた。The bird spread its wings.tatoeba
    鳥は翼を動かさず空中を滑走できる。A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.tatoeba
  2. plane
  3. flank
  1. chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  2. counter for birds or bird wings

Synonyms

ウイング

Radicals and components

Radical羽feather
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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feathers · wings · uncommon · rice field (田) · brains · strung together · salad · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1937

Compound words

一翼いちよく
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
右翼うよく
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field
左翼さよく
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field
両翼りょうよく
both wings; both flanks
羽翼うよく
wings and feathers
主翼しゅよく
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
上翼じょうよく
upper wing of a plane
輔翼ほよく
aid
鵬翼ほうよく
phoenix wings
翼廊よくろう
transept
下げ翼さげよく
wing flap
比翼塚ひよくづか
double grave of lovers who died together
翼鰓類よくさいるい
pterobranchs (hemichordates of class Pterobranchia)
右翼団体うよくだんたい
right-wing organization
小心翼々しょうしんよくよく
very timid
小心翼翼しょうしんよくよく
very timid
オルタナ右翼オルタナうよく
alt-right (ideology)

Additional Examples

鳥は翼で飛ぶ。
Birds fly with their wings.tatoeba
鳥の翼は人間の腕に相当する。
Bird's wings correspond to man's arms.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 翼

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