This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

衝羽根樫

つくばねがし、ツクバネガシ
Quercus sessilifolia (species of oak)
Word

衝羽根空木

つくばねうつぎ、ツクバネウツギ
twin-flowering abelia (Abelia spathulata)
Word

衝羽根草

つくばねそう、ツクバネソウ
Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
Kanji

ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Sentence

羽は鳥に固有のものだ。

(はね)(とり)固有(こゆう)のものだ。
Feathers are peculiar to birds.
Sentence

何百羽とキジを撃った。

(なん)(ひゃく)()とキジを()った。
We shot pheasants by the hundred.
Sentence

その鳥は羽を震わせた。

その(とり)(はね)(ふる)わせた。
The bird quivered its wings.
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鳥が翼をはばたかせた。

(とり)(つばさ)をはばたかせた。
The bird flapped its wings.
Sentence

鳥が2羽3羽飛んできた。

(とり)が2()()()んできた。
Birds came flying by twos and threes.
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鳥が1羽猫に捕まえられた。

(とり)が1()(ねこ)(つか)まえられた。
A bird was caught by a cat.