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羽

Reading

Kana: う
Romaji: u
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

See also: 五音

Kanji

羽
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Example Sentences

羽(はね)は鳥(とり)に固有(こゆう)のものだ。
➥Feathers are peculiar to birds.
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その鳥(とり)は羽(はね)を震(ふる)わせた。
➥The bird quivered its wings.
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鳥(とり)が２羽(わ)３羽(わ)飛(と)んできた。
➥Birds came flying by twos and threes.
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何(なん)百(ひゃく)羽(わ)とキジを撃(う)った。
➥We shot pheasants by the hundred.
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鳥(とり)が翼(つばさ)をはばたかせた。
➥The bird flapped its wings.
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鳥(とり)が１羽(わ)猫(ねこ)に捕(つか)まえられた。
➥A bird was caught by a cat.
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羽

Readings

Kana: わ、ば、ぱ
Romaji: wa, ba, pa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

ctr
1

counter for birds and rabbits

Kanji

羽
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Example Sentences

羽(はね)は鳥(とり)に固有(こゆう)のものだ。
➥Feathers are peculiar to birds.
Full Entry➤
その鳥(とり)は羽(はね)を震(ふる)わせた。
➥The bird quivered its wings.
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鳥(とり)が２羽(わ)３羽(わ)飛(と)んできた。
➥Birds came flying by twos and threes.
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何(なん)百(ひゃく)羽(わ)とキジを撃(う)った。
➥We shot pheasants by the hundred.
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鳥(とり)が翼(つばさ)をはばたかせた。
➥The bird flapped its wings.
Full Entry➤
鳥(とり)が１羽(わ)猫(ねこ)に捕(つか)まえられた。
➥A bird was caught by a cat.
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羽

羽根、 翅、 羽子

Reading

Kana: はね
Romaji: hane
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

feather; plume; wing

Note: 翅 esp. refers to insect wings
2

blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

Kanji

羽
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
根
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
翅
Readings: シ、 はね、 つばさ
Meanings: (insect) wings, fly, merely
子
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Example Sentences

羽(はね)は鳥(とり)に固有(こゆう)のものだ。
➥Feathers are peculiar to birds.
Full Entry➤
その鳥(とり)は羽(はね)を震(ふる)わせた。
➥The bird quivered its wings.
Full Entry➤
鳥(とり)が２羽(わ)３羽(わ)飛(と)んできた。
➥Birds came flying by twos and threes.
Full Entry➤
何(なん)百(ひゃく)羽(わ)とキジを撃(う)った。
➥We shot pheasants by the hundred.
Full Entry➤
鳥(とり)が翼(つばさ)をはばたかせた。
➥The bird flapped its wings.
Full Entry➤
鳥(とり)が１羽(わ)猫(ねこ)に捕(つか)まえられた。
➥A bird was caught by a cat.
Full Entry➤
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