N3953/1669

つばさ

nounnoun (generic)astronomyarchaicsuffixcounter

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Meanings

  • wing
  • Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • counter for birds or bird wings

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Example sentences

とりつばさひろげてそらんだ。

The bird spread its wings and flew through the sky.

怪我けがをしたつばさなおるまで、そのたかべなかった。

Until its injured wing healed, the hawk could not fly.

子供こどもころつばさがあったらそらべるのにと夢見ゆめみていた。

When I was a child, I used to dream that if I had wings, I could fly through the sky.

その白鳥はくちょううつくしいつばさみずうみうえ優雅ゆうがった。

The swan danced gracefully over the lake with its beautiful wings.

神話しんわなかで、天使てんし純白じゅんぱくつばさ存在そんざいとしてえがかれることがおおい。

In mythology, angels are often depicted as beings with pure white wings.