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[つばさ()]
tsubasa
noun, suffix, counter

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[よく()]
yoku

English Meaning(s) for 翼

noun
  1. wing
  2. Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for birds or bird wings

Definition and Synonyms for 翼

Wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Synonyms: ウイング, , , ,
Ala a wing of an insect
Synonyms:
Wing one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Synonyms: ウイング,
Ala a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
Synonyms:
Wing the wing of a fowl
Synonyms: ウイング, , , , 羽子, ,
Wing a unit of military aircraft
Synonyms: ウイング, , , ,
Wing the side of military or naval formation
Synonyms: 側面,

Meanings for each kanji in 翼

» wing; plane; flank

Categories 翼 is a member of

Wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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Airfoil a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
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Organ a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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Process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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Serving an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
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Air Unit a military unit that is part of the airforce
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Formation an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
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Sample Sentences for 翼

The bird flapped its wings.
If I had wings to fly, I would have gone to save her.
It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
On the wings of Time grief flies away.
It has a wingspan of about four inches.

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