logo

The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: wing, plane, flank

Kunyomi: つばさ

Onyomi: ヨク

Composition: 羽 異

翼

Radical

Radical: 羽

Meaning: feather

Reading: はね

Frequency: 220

羽

Examples

Onyomi Examples

翼 (ツバサ) wing, Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for birds or bird wings

翼下 (ヨッカ) under the wing (esp. of an aircraft), under one's wing, under one's control

左翼 (サヨク) left wing (politics), left wing (of a bird or aircraft), left wing (of an army, building, etc.), left flank, left field, left fielder, left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)

右翼 (ウヨク) right wing (politics), right wing (of a bird or aircraft), right wing (of an army, building, etc.), right flank, right field, right fielder, right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.), high (academic) standing, high class ranking

Kunyomi Examples

翼 (つばさ) wing, Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for birds or bird wings

翼沙魚 (つばさはぜ) loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro)

片翼 (かたよく) one wing, single wing

虎に翼 (とらにつばさ) making the strong even stronger

Left-click: rotate, Mouse-wheel/middle-click: zoom, Right-click: pan