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風切り羽 (かざきりばね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
flight feathers
Refers to the large, stiff feathers on a bird's wing that are essential for flight. A technical ornithological term, but also used in general descriptions of birds.
かざ
切き
り
羽ばね
が
抜ぬ
け
替か
わる
時じ
期き
は
、
鳥とり
に
よっ
て
異こと
なる
。
The timing of flight feather molting varies by bird species.
Written forms 風かざ 切き り 羽ばね
Standard kanji spelling for flight feathers.
風かざ 切きり 羽ばね
Variant spelling; less common but still used.
Kanji 羽 feathers, counter for birds, rabbits Similar words 羽は 根ね 羽根 is a general term for feathers or wings, while 風切り羽 specifically refers to the large flight feathers on the wing.
尾お 羽ばね 尾羽 are tail feathers, which aid in steering and balance, whereas 風切り羽 are the wing feathers primarily responsible for lift and thrust.
Etymology Compound of 風切り (kaze-kiri, 'wind-cutting') + 羽 (hane, 'feather'), with rendaku voicing of hane to bane. The term literally means 'wind-cutting feather', describing the feather's function in slicing through the air during flight.
