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Feather


Radical Combination


Meaning

Feather, Feathers, Wing, Wings

Mnemonic

The feather radical and feather are the same in looks as well as in meaning.

Have you been studying your radicals? If so, this'll be easy!


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

はね, は, わ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

All these feathers. You're a bird man / woman, and you're getting ready to fly. Just as you're about to take off, someone dumps you with honey はね and you're all goopy, unable to go anywhere.

Taste the honey, feel it all over your feathers. Go ahead and plummet towards the ground (because you were jumping off a building to fly when someone doused you with honey). At least it's a tasty way to go, no?


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