# 羽 — Feather

Frequency rank 851 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 詩 (Poem), less common than 縁 (Edge).

- On’yomi: う
- Kun’yomi: は、はね
- Radical: 羽 Feather (Kangxi 124)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

The character 羽 (feather) is made of feathers (feathers) side by side — two matching wing feathers placed next to each other, light and airy.

In words:

- 羽 はね — counter for birds,counter for rabbits
- 羽根 はね — shuttlecock

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