How to say 'Feather' in Japanese | 羽

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The Japanese word for Feather is 'Hane', written as 羽 in Japanese.'Feather' in hiragana is はね.

word

羽

Meaning

Feather

Reading

はね

hane

Kanji

羽Feather

Explanation

The Japanese noun '羽 (はね)' primarily means 'feather'. It refers to the natural growth on birds that helps them fly. This word can also be used metaphorically or in compound words to describe things that resemble feathers in shape or function. For example: a bird's feather「鳥の羽」(とりのはね). The angel has beautiful feathers「天使は美しい羽を持っている」(てんしはうつくしいはねをもっている). Note that '羽' can also refer to wings in some contexts, but the primary and most common meaning is 'feather'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6262

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 羽

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

羽

Meaning

Feather

Words Related to 羽 Through the Kanji 羽

This Word contains the Kanji 羽 as well.

word

羽根

Meaning

Feather

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'Hane' means 'Feather' .

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