羽・羽根|はねhane[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfeather; plume; down
   立派りっぱな羽はねが立派りっぱな鳥とりをつくる。↗

   Fine feathers make fine birds.
2. nounwing
   羽はねに深ふかい傷きずを負おった小鳥ことりを見みつけました。↗

   I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged.
3. nounblade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)
4. nounshuttlecock (in badminton)
5. nounshuttlecock (in hanetsuki)also written as 羽子
6. nounarrow feathers

• Synonym羽毛うもうNeutralFeathers and down, common in bedding and products such as 「羽毛布団」; 「羽」 itself can also mean a wing.
• SynonymフェザーNeutralLoanword for a feather, seen mainly in product names and 'featherweight'; not the everyday word.
• Related翼つばさNeutralThe wing of a bird or aircraft, stressing the organ of flight; 「羽」 can also refer to a single feather.
• RelatedウイングNeutralLoanword for a wing or flank, also a winger in soccer or a wing of a building.
• Related鳥毛とりげWrittenA written/formal-prose word for bird feathers, also the decorative plumes on a spear shaft; old-fashioned.

Use 「羽」 for feathers, wings, or fan and propeller blades. Say 「羽毛」 for down products like bedding, 「翼」 for a bird's or plane's wing, and 「ウイング」 for a winger or building wing; 「鳥毛」 is a written, old-fashioned word for plumage.

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1. （は、はね）鳥類ちょうるいの体表たいひょうを覆おおう構造物こうぞうぶつ。体表たいひょうとは硬質こうしつの軸じく上じょうのもので接続せつぞくしており、その軸じくに軟質なんしつの毛状もうじょうのものが密生みっせいしている。鳥類ちょうるいにおいては、前肢ぜんしのものが発達はったつしており、飛行ひこうのための不可欠ふかけつな器官きかんとなっている。羽根はね。