翼
翼 — Wing
wing, plane, flank
On’yomiヨク (yoku)
Kun’yomiつばさ (tsubasa)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 翼
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 右翼 | うよく uyoku | right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.) |
| 左翼 | さよく sayoku | left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.) |
| 翼 | つばさ tsubasa | wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for birds or bird wings |
| 一翼 | いちよく ichiyoku | one wing; (a) role; (a) part |
| 主翼 | しゅよく shuyoku | main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane) |
| 両翼 | りょうよく ryouyoku | both wings; both flanks |
Study notes
翼 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1201 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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