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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: soar, fly

Kunyomi: かけ.る, と.ぶ

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 羊 羽

翔

Radical

Radical: 羽

Meaning: feather

Reading: はね

Frequency: 220

羽

Examples

Onyomi Examples

翔破 (ショウハ) completing a flight

飛翔 (ヒショウ) flight, flying, soaring

競翔 (キョウショウ) flying race (between pigeons)

Kunyomi Examples

翔る (かける) to soar, to fly, to run, to dash

飛ぶ (とぶ) to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)

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