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尾羽 (おばね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

尾お羽ばね

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Meanings

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noun

tail feathers

Refers specifically to the feathers of a bird's tail.

その鳥とりは尾お羽ばねが長ながくて美うつくしい。
That bird has long, beautiful tail feathers.

Written forms

尾お羽ばね
Standard kanji spelling for tail feathers.
尾お羽ば根ね
Rare variant spelling; 羽根 is more commonly read はね.

Kanji

尾tail, end, counter for fish
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
根root, radical, head (pimple)

Similar words

羽はね
羽 is the general word for feather or wing, while 尾羽 specifically means tail feathers.
尾お
尾 means tail in general, not limited to feathers.

Etymology

Compound of 尾 (o, 'tail') and 羽 (hane, 'feather'), with rendaku voicing of hane to bane.