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羽
Kyōiku Kanji

羽 — “feather / wing” in Japanese

Grade 2う, は, わ
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“feather / wing” in Japanese is 羽, read u, ha, wa (う, は, わ). It is a Grade 2 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 2 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 羽根 (wing/feather).

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What does 羽 mean?

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Kanji羽
Meaningfeather / wing
Readingsう, は, わ
GradeGrade 2 (Easy)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example羽根 (wing/feather)

How to read 羽

羽 is read u (う) or ha (は) or wa (わ) depending on the word.

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Updated: 2026-08-28
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