羽 Feather

Radical Combination

• 羽

  Feathers

Meaning

Primary

Feather

Alternatives

Feathers, Wing, Wings

Mnemonic

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

Hints

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

Readings

On’yomi

う

Kun’yomi

はね, は, わ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

All these feathers. You're a birdman or birdwoman, and you're getting ready to fly. But just as you're about to take off, someone dumps honey (はね) on you and you're all goopy, unable to go anywhere.

Hints

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?