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手羽 (てば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手て羽ば

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Meanings

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noun

Refers specifically to the wing of a chicken, often used in cooking contexts.

手て羽ば先さきの唐から揚あげが大だい好すきです。
I love fried chicken wings.
このレシピでは手て羽ば元もとを使つかいます。
This recipe uses the drumette part of the chicken wing.

Kanji

手hand
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Similar words

手て羽ば先さき
手羽先 refers specifically to the wing tip or the whole wing, while 手羽 is a broader term for chicken wing.
手て羽ば元もと
手羽元 is the drumette (the thicker, meatier part of the wing), whereas 手羽 can refer to the whole wing.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, 'hand') and 羽 (ha, 'wing'), referring to the wing of a bird that resembles a hand. The reading てば is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.