# 翼 — wing

翼 means “wing”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: ヨク (yoku). Kun'yomi: つばさ (tsubasa). You'll see it in words such as 翼 (tsubasa, “wing”).

- Meaning: wing
- On'yomi: ヨク (yoku)
- Kun'yomi: つばさ (tsubasa)
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 1

## How to remember 翼

Parts: 羽 wings · 異 different

## Words with 翼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 翼 | つばさ (tsubasa) | wing |

## Don't confuse it with

[暴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/violent/) · [戴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-crowned-with/)

## More in the “Animals 1” set

[雄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/male/) · [尾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tail/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [竜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dragon/) · [翼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wing/) · [牲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrificial-animal/) · [亀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turtle/) · [牧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pasture/) · [鶴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crane/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wing/. Last updated 2026-11-01.