# 羽 — feather; wing

羽 means “feather; wing”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ウ (u). Kun'yomi: はね (hane), は (ha), わ (wa). You'll see it in words such as 羽 (hane, “feather; plume”).

- Meaning: feather; wing
- On'yomi: ウ (u)
- Kun'yomi: はね (hane), は (ha), わ (wa)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Animals

## Words with 羽

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 羽 | はね (hane) | feather; plume |
| 羽ばたく | はばたく (habataku) | to flap |

## More in the “Animals” set

[象](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/elephant/) · [馬](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/horse/) · [羽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/feather/) · [鹿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deer/) · [熊](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear-animal/) · [鳴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chirp/) · [虫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/insect/) · [猫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cat/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/)

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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/n3-kanji/feather/. Last updated 2026-11-01.