Vocabulary

What does 羽 (はね, hane) mean?

羽 (はね, hane) means wing, feather.

Quick facts
Readingはね
Romajihane
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はね
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhane

wing, feather

  1. 1noun feather; plume; down
  2. 2noun wing
  3. 3noun blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)
  4. 4noun shuttlecock (in badminton)
  5. 5noun shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)

Example sentences

  • The bird spread its wings and flew away.

  • This insect's wings are very thin.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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