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Kanji Detail for 羽 - "feather, counter for birds"

羽

  • Meaning

    羽 means "feather, counter for birds." Also associated with ornament.

    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.

  • Words using 羽

    • 羽毛 うもう Listen feather; plume; plumage
    • 羽目 はめ Listen panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
    • 白羽 しらは Listen white feather
    • 羽織 はおり Listen haori (Japanese formal coat)

  • Four-character idioms with 羽

    • 積羽沈舟 せきうちんしゅう Listen small things in sufficient quantity can have a large influence
    • 羽化登仙 うかとうせん Listen a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)

  • Tattoo check: 羽

    • Verified meaning: feather, counter for birds
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read う, はう, はにー, はね)
    • Also carries these associations: ornament

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 羽

    Given names 羽(う)Listen 羽(はう)Listen 羽(はにー)Listen 羽(はね)Listen 羽(はの)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    u(ウ) ウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha(は) は

    hane(はね) はね

    wa(わ) わ

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    羽 (hane)

  • Related Keywords

    feather counter for birds ornament help numeral support wing aerial avian beak crane down elegant flap flight flutter fly fowl glide nest plumage plume quill soar

Sentences including 羽

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  • He has seen better days.

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