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Kotomora

翼

wing, plane, flank

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨク

Kun'yomi

  • つばさ

Meaning

翼 centers on the idea of a wing: the limb that enables flight. The meanings 'plane' and 'flank' are natural extensions—an airplane wing and the side of a formation or body that resembles a wing.

Most common words using 翼

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  • 翼つばさ
    N2

    wing

  • 左翼さよく
    N1

    left wing

  • 右翼うよく
    N1

    right wing

  • 翼賛よくさん

    supporting (e.g. a government); backing up; assistance; countenance

  • 尾翼びよく

    tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly

  • 一翼いちよく

    one wing

  • 主翼しゅよく

    main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)

  • 両翼りょうよく

    both wings; both flanks

  • 比翼ひよく

    wings abreast (e.g. birds in flight)

  • 銀翼ぎんよく

    silvery wings

  • 最右翼さいうよく

    dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender

  • オルタナ右翼オルタナうよく

    alt-right (ideology)

  • スロット翼スロットよく

    slotted wing

  • ネット右翼ネットうよく

    online right-wingers

  • 一翼を担ういちよくをになう

    to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden

  • 三角翼さんかくよく

    delta wing

  • 上翼じょうよく

    upper wing of a plane

  • 下げ翼さげよく

    wing flap

  • 低翼ていよく

    low-wing

  • 全翼機ぜんよくき

    flying wing

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Study

Etymology

翼 combines 羽 (feathers, wings) with 異, which likely contributes the sound and may have originally depicted a winged creature or a mask with wings. The character consistently represents wings or wing-like structures.

Meaning mnemonic

Feathers 羽 on top of a strange, large shape 異: imagine a bird with unusually large, distinctive wings. That's 翼, a wing.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨク, picture a yoke (ヨク) used to harness a bird's wings. The yoke controls the wings, and 'yoke' sounds just like ヨク.