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Kanji 羽: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 羽: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Key takeaways

Kanji 羽: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

featherscounter for birdsrabbits

On reading

Kun reading

はね

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 羽

feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

羽 + 冫

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character is a pictograph representing a pair of wings or feathers spread out. Imagine two wings side by side to easily remember its meaning as 'feather.' It is also used as a counter for birds and rabbits.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

  • 羽根はね

    feather / shuttlecock feather

  • はね

    counter for birds / rabbits

Commonly used words

  • 羽根
    はね

    feather / shuttlecock feather

  • はね

    counter for birds / rabbits

Example sentences

Example 1

このバドミントンは根が丈夫です。

Translation

This badminton shuttlecock has sturdy feathers.

Example 2

鳥の根が風に舞っています。

Translation

The bird’s feathers are fluttering in the wind.

Example 3

うさぎが三います。

Translation

There are three rabbits.

Example 4

鳥が二飛んでいます。

Translation

Two birds are flying.

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