What does kanji 翼 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 翼 is wing.

How is kanji 翼 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 翼 are つばさ; the onyomi readings are ヨク.

What is the main radical of kanji 翼?

The main radical for kanji 翼 is 羽.

What words use kanji 翼?

Example words that use kanji 翼 include 翼, 翼々, 翼スパン, 翼を広げる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

翼

Meaning

Kanji 翼

wing

wing, plane, flank

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つばさ
Onyomi 音読み: ヨク
Nanori 名乗り: しげしげししげるすけすすむたすくよし

Variant: 𦐂 (Itaiji) , 𦏵 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1201
Strokes: 17
Radical: 羽
Components: 一 • ｜ • 二 • ハ • 冫 • 井 • 田 • 羽
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 戴 • 糞 • 冀 • 禩 • 廙 • 異 • 兾

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 89 entries that include this kanji.

翼

つばさ

Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

翼々

よくよく

prudent

翼スパン

よくスパン

wingspan

翼を広げる

つばさをひろげる

to spread one's wings

翼を張る

つばさをはる

to spread (one's) wings

翼下

よっか

under the wing (esp. of an aircraft)

翼果

よっか

samara

翼開長

よくかいちょう

wingspan (of a bird)

翼鏡

よくきょう

speculum (bright patch on the wings of ducks)

翼形

よくがた

airfoil profile

翼形類

よくけいるい

Pteriomorphia (subclass of bivalve molluscs)

翼甲類

よくこうるい

pteraspids (extinct armoured jawless fishes)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鳥が大きな翼を広げた。

The bird spread its large wings.

この昆虫は透明な翼を持っている。

This insect has transparent wings.

飛行機の左の翼に傷がある。

There is a scratch on the plane's left wing.

翼を失った鳥は空を飛べない。

A bird that has lost its wings cannot fly in the sky.

その翼は風を受けて軽く震えた。

The wing trembled lightly in the wind.