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Kanji Detail for 羽 - "feather, wing, bird"

羽

  • Meaning

    羽 means "feather, wing, bird."

    1. Feather - Wing; bird feathers; insect wings.

    2. Bird - Referring to birds in general.

    3. Ornament - A decorative item held while dancing.

    4. Support - Something that helps; assistance; aide.

    5. Counter for birds - A word for counting birds or rabbits.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    feathers; counter for birds, rabbits

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    feather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    feather; 5th note in pentatonic scale

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    feather, plume; wings

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Bird feathers. Each has densely growing small branches. With fine filaments interconnected. Not easily broken. Also often has luster. Hence also used as decorations. | Arrow fletching is called 羽. Such as when an arrow penetrates deeply, it is called 沒羽 (arrow sinking in) or 飲羽 (arrow drunk in). | One of the five musical notes. The five notes are: gong, shang, jue, zhi, and yu. | An implement held during musical dances. Made of pheasant tail feathers. Such as 干羽 (shields and feathers).
  • Onyomitip

    u(う) う

  • Kunyomitip

    ha(は) は

    hane(はね) はね

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    羽 (hane)

  • Related Keywords
    feather wing plume bird flight fly soar light airy flutter down quill pinion aviation airborne winged fledgling plumage avian ethereal

Sentences including 羽

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  • He has seen better days.

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