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翼 = 異 + 羽

翼 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wing”. It is built from 異 (uncommon) and 羽 (feathers). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1937.

Keyword
wing
RTK frame
1937
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つばさ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
крыло
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
翼 wings

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 異 uncommon
  2. 羽 feathers

How to find 翼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “uncommon” + “feathers”. 翼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 翼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.