Feather -

Japanese: 羽 - は

〘noun〙① The hair that covers the whole body of a bird. Feathers. ※Kojiki (712) Part 1 "The feathers of a cormorant are made into thatch."② The flying feathers of a bird. Wings . [Wamyosho, Ten Volumes (around 934)]③ The flying wings of an insect. ※ Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 3.376 "I think of my beautiful sister, waving her feathered sleeves, deep in my heart, my lord, please look at her."④ The feathers of a bird attached to an arrow. Used to fix the direction. Arrow feathers. ※Kojiki (712) Part 1 "The feathers of that arrow were eaten by all the mouse's young."⑤ The distance between the grip of the bow and the point of the string when the bow is strung. The wider one is called "fat" or "takai" and the narrower one is called "hosoi" or "hikui". * Miyasan no Shidai (16th century) "The blade of the bow is determined to be six inches in diameter" ⑥ The thin, eaves-like part of a tea kettle that extends around the body of the kettle. These are common on old Ashiya kettles and Tenmei kettles. When they are chipped, they are called haochi . * Ukiyo-zoshi, Ritsumi Daifukucho (1703) 7 "The base of the kettle is thick above the blade , and the base is thin" ⑦ Thin pieces of metal, bamboo, etc. that are attached to the frame of a reed like the teeth of a comb . Reed feathers. ※Essays, Morisada Manga (1837-53) 17 "Mansuji Island (abbreviated) A distance of one feather is called Mansuji, and a distance of two feathers is called Sensuji." ⑧ A term used by fishermen to indicate the size of a fish. Used as "o-ba" (large feather) or "medium feather". ⑨ An abbreviation of "haburi (wing flicker)". ⑩ ⇒ wa (wing)

U [wing]

[1] [Phrase] ① bird. A bird's feather. ※Joruri: Shaka Nyorai Tanjoe (1714), 4: "A stone over ten ft in height is caught by a single feather ." [Mencius - King Hui of Liang, Part 1] ② Dewa Province. Uzen, Ugo, Luyu, Ouyu, etc. [2] [Noun] A musical scale name used in Japan, China, and Korea. One of the five tones . The highest note. [Zhou Li - Shunkan, Daishi]

Waha [wing]

(After a glottal stop it becomes "ba" and after a glottal stop it becomes "pa") Used to count birds and rabbits. [Unpo Shikiha (1548)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 鳥類の全身を覆う毛。羽毛。※古事記（712）上「鵜の羽(は)を葺草に為て」② 鳥類の飛行用の羽(はね)。つばさ。〔十巻本和名抄（934頃）〕③ 昆虫の飛行用の翅(はね)。※万葉（８Ｃ後）三・三七六「あきづ羽(は)の袖振る妹を玉くしげ奥に思ふを見たまへ吾が君」④ 矢につける鳥のはね。方向を固定するために役立てるもの。矢羽。※古事記（712）上「其の矢の羽(は)は其の鼠の子等皆喫ひつ」⑤ 弓に弦を張った際の弓の握りと弦(つる)の捜(さぐり)との間の距離。その広いのを「ふとい」、または「たかい」といい、せまいのを「ほそい」または「ひくい」という。※宮参之次第（１６Ｃ）「弓のはの事、木中六寸と定る也」⑥ 茶釜で、釜の胴まわりにひさしのようにうすく張り出した部分。古い蘆屋釜、天明釜などに多い。これの欠けたものを羽落(はおち)という。※浮世草子・立身大福帳（1703）七「地がまは羽より上のこしき厚く、しりうすし」⑦ 筬(おさ)の枠に櫛(くし)の歯のようにとりつけられた金属・竹などの薄片。筬羽。※随筆・守貞漫稿（1837‐53）一七「万筋島〈略〉一と羽毎色を隔つを万筋と云、二た羽隔を千筋と云」⑧ 魚の大きさを表わす漁業関係者の用語。「大羽」「中羽」などと用いる。⑨ 「はぶり（羽振）」の略。⑩ ⇒わ（羽）

う【羽】

[1] 〘語素〙① 鳥。鳥の羽。※浄瑠璃・釈迦如来誕生会（1714）四「十丈余りの大石、一羽(ウ)より猶かろがろとひっかかへて」〔孟子‐梁恵王・上〕② 出羽の国のこと。羽前・羽後・陸羽・奥羽など。[2] 〘名〙日本、中国、朝鮮で用いられた音階名で、五音(ごいん)の一つ。最も高い音。〔周礼‐春官・大師〕