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Wings Feathers Counter 翼 ヨク つばさ Plane Flank

Kanji
Onyomi ヨク
Kunyomi つばさ
English wing, plane, flank
Examples 翼(つばさ): (1) wing (2) Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (3) counter for birds or bird wings
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1201
Components 羽: feathers; counter for birds, rabbits
異: uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual
Number of Strokes 17
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 124
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading はね
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword wing
Koohii Story 1 The thing about feathers is that they usually cover the entire bird. A creature with feathers only on its wings would be very uncommon.
Koohii Story 2 WINGS without any FEATHERS would be an UNCOMMON site. Well, unless you like to eat chicken WINGS alot.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_animal_parts.of.body

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