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翼 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 翼 意味

wing, plane, flank

翼 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

つばさ tsubasa

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ヨク yoku

Examples

それは翼の全長が約4インチある。It has a wingspan of about four inches.
鳥は翼で飛ぶ。Birds fly with their wings.
鳥には翼がある。A bird has wings.
その鳥の翼は折れていた。The bird’s wing was broken.
その鳥は翼を広げた。The bird spread its wings.
鳥は翼を動かさず空中を滑走できる。A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.
からすはその翼を広げた。The crow spread his wings.
富には翼がある。Riches have wings.
鳥が翼をはばたかせた。The bird flapped its wings.
時の翼に乗って悲しみは飛び去る。On the wings of Time grief flies away.

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