はね
Meanings
Noun
1. feather; plume; down
2. wing
3. blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)
4. shuttlecock (in badminton)
when read as "はね"
5. shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
also written as 羽子
6. arrow feathers
Pitch accent
Composed of
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to spread one's wings
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
feather decoration; plume
Examples (8 in total)
This sparrow's wings are broken.
Birds of a feather flock together.
The bird was covered with white feathers.
This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.
He was wearing a gold necklace and a coat made of bird feathers.
When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
Which airport are you at? Narita? Haneda?
I'll arrive at Haneda Airport tomorrow evening at 7.