noun
arrow feathers; fletching
Refers to the feathers attached to the shaft of an arrow, used for stabilization in flight. Common in archery and traditional contexts.
矢羽は矢の飛行を安定させる。
Arrow feathers stabilize the arrow's flight.
Compound of 矢 (ya, 'arrow') and 羽 (hane, 'feather'), with rendaku voicing of hane to bane.