Quick answer
羽 is the kanji for "Feathers". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is は (wa). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Feathers
Also : Wings · Counter for birds
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 羽 represents 'FEATHERS'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of feathers.
On-reading: う — remember this sound by associating it with feathers. Kun-reading: は.
Example Sentences
庭に羽を広げた孔雀が来て、びっくりしました。
にわにはねをひろげたくじゃくがきて、びっくりしました。
I was surprised when a peacock with spread wings came to the garden.
二羽のツバメが軒下に巣を作りました。
にわのつばめがのきしたにすをつくりました。
Two swallows built a nest under the eaves.
Vocabulary using 羽
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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