翼

翼	U+7FFC, 翼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7FFC

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Translingual

Han character

翼 (Kangxi radical 124, 羽+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 尸一田廿金 (SMWTC), four-corner 1780₁, composition ⿱羽異)

Derived characters

瀷龮㢞

References

KangXi: page 959, character 34

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28801

Dae Jaweon: page 1406, character 5

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3356, character 1

Unihan data for U+7FFC

Chinese

trad.		翼
simp. ^#		翼
2nd round simp.		𰭝
alternative forms		𩙺𮊾 1981 2nd round simp.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (異) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
禩	*ljɯʔ
異	*lɯɡs
潩	lɯɡs, lɯɡ
廙	lɯɡs, lɯɡ
趩	*l̥ʰɯɡ
瀷	l̥ʰjɯɡ, lɯɡ
翼	*lɯɡ
熼	*lɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *lɯɡ) : semantic 羽 + phonetic 異 (OC *lɯɡs).

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak ~ C-jak (“arm, hand, wing”), especially if the Old Chinese is reconstructed with *l- (Schuessler, 2007; Handel, 2009). Cognate with 腋 (OC *laːɡ, “armpit”), Tibetan ལག་པ (lag pa, “hand, arm”), Burmese လက် (lak, “hand, arm”).

However, Baxter and Sagart (2014) reconstruct the Old Chinese with *-p instead of *-k because of evidence from the oracle bones, making it difficult to compare to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lak.

Sagart (2020) proposes a revised Old Chinese reconstruction *m-rəp, which he compares to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/b-ram (“rib”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yì (yi⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ
(Chengdu, SP): yi⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): jik⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): yet⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): it⁷
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yi̍t
(Meixian, Guangdong): yid⁶
Jin (Wiktionary): i³
Min Bei (KCR): siē / ī
Min Dong (BUC): sĭk / ĭk
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): si̍t / e̍k / ia̍k
(Teochew, Peng'im): sig⁸ / êg⁸
Wu (Wiktionary): hhiq (T5)
Xiang (Wiktionary): i⁴ / ie⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yì
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴
  - Yale: yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
  - Palladius: и (i)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yi⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: i
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jik⁶
  - Yale: yihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: yet⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jet̚²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: it⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /it̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: id
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)id
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)it̚⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: yid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /it̚⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: i³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /i⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siē / ī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siɛ⁵⁵/, /i⁵⁵/

Note:

siē - vernacular;
ī - literary.

Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sĭk / ĭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siʔ⁵/, /iʔ⁵/

Note:

sĭk - vernacular;
ĭk - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sit
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɕit̚⁴³/
  - IPA (Longyan): /ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /ɕit̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k
  - Tâi-lô: i̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iak
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /iak̚²⁴/

Note:

si̍t - vernacular;
e̍k/ia̍k - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sig⁸ / êg⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si̍k / e̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sik̚⁴/, /ek̚⁴/

Note:

sig8 - vernacular;
êg8 - literary.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhiq (T5)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦi̯ɪʔ¹²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: i⁴ / ie⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴⁵/, /ie̞⁴⁵/

Note:

i4 - literary;
ie4 - vernacular (used in 翼胛).

Middle Chinese: /jɨk̚/

Rime
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	蒸 (134)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	與職切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/jɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/iek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jik̚/
Li Rong	/iək̚/
Wang Li	/jĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jik⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ɢʷrəp/
(Zhengzhang): /*lɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yì
Middle Chinese	‹ yik ›
Old Chinese	/ɢʷrəp/ (dialect: -p > *-k)
English	wing
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	翼
Reading #	1/1
No.	15108
Phonetic component	異
Rime group	職
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	弋
Old Chinese	/*lɯɡ/

Definitions

翼

(literary or dialectal) wing (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 對／对 c)
- 唯龍無翼者，升則乘雲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  唯龙无翼者，升则乘云 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 80 CE, 王充 (Wang Chong), 《論衡·道虛篇》
  wéi lóng wú yì zhě, shēng zé chéngyún [Pinyin]
  only dragons do not have wings; when they ascend they ride upon the clouds
wing (of an airplane)
(figurative) wing; flank
右翼 ― yòuyì ― right-wing (politics); right flank (military)
(Chinese astronomy) the Wings mansion, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
(literary) to assist
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 翅膀 (“wing (of a bird or insect)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		翼, 翅, 羽, 翎, 𦑜, 翮 of a bird
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		翅膀, 翼, 翅, 翼翅, 羽翼
Mandarin	Beijing	翅膀兒, 翅膀子, 膀兒, 翅兒
	Taiwan	翅膀
	Harbin	翅膀兒
	Yantai (Muping)	翅膀兒, 翅子
	Jinan	翅膀
	Luoyang	翅膀
	Wanrong	翅關
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	翅膀
	Zhengzhou	翅膀
	Xi'an	翅膀
	Yinchuan	膀子
	Lanzhou	膀子
	Xining	膀膀
	Ürümqi	膀子
	Wuhan	翅膀
	Huanggang	翅桿
	Chengdu	翅膀兒, 翅膀
	Muli	翅膀
	Guiyang	翅膀
	Guilin	翅膀
	Liuzhou	翅膀
	Xuzhou	翅膀, 翅膀子, 翅膀兒
	Yangzhou	翅膀
	Nanjing	翅膀
	Hefei	翅膀子, 膀子
	Nantong	翅刮
	Changle (Qinjiang)	膀子
	Yanping	翅膀
	Malaysia	翅膀
	Singapore	翅膀
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	膀子, 翅膀, 翅膀兒, 翅膀膀兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	翼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	翼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	翼
	Macau	翼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	翼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	翼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	翼
	Foshan	翼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	翼
	Foshan (Shunde)	翼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	翼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	翼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	翼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	翼
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	翼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	翼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	翼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	翼
	Taishan	翼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	翼
	Enping (Niujiang)	翼
	Heshan (Yayao)	翼
	Dongguan	翼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	翼
	Yangjiang	翼
	Nanning	翼
	Wuzhou	翼
	Yulin	翼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	翼
	Danzhou	翼
	Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	翼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	翼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	翼
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	翼
	Yangon (Taishan)	翼
	Mandalay (Taishan)	翼
Gan	Nanchang	翼膀, 翅膀
	Lichuan	翼, 翼膀
	Pingxiang	翼胛, 翼巴
Hakka	Meixian	翼胛
	Xingning	翼拍
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	翼
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	翼盼
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	翼
	Huidong (Daling)	翼拍
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	翼
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	翼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	翼, 翼拍
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	翼
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	翼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	翼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Changbu)	翼拍
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	翼拍
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	翼膀
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	翼拍
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	翼
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	翼
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	翼
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	翼膀
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	翼
	Wengyuan	翼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	翼拍
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	翼
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	翼拍
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	翼, 翅
	Liannan	翼
	Conghua (Lütian)	翼
	Jiexi	翼
	Luhe	翼
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	翼
	Changting	翼拍
	Wuping	翼胛
	Wuping (Yanqian)	翼胛
	Wuping (Pingyu)	翼拍
	Liancheng	翼汗
	Ninghua	翼拍, 翼胛
	Yudu	翅膀, 翼膀
	Ningdu	翼拍
	Ruijin	翼拍
	Shicheng	翼拍, 翼膀
	Shangyou (Shexi)	翼膀
	Tonggu (Sandu)	翼拍
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	翅膀
	Dayu	翅膀
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	翼胛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	翼胛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	翼胛
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	翼胛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	翼
	Hong Kong	翼
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	翼
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	翼
	Xinyi (Sihe)	翼
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	翼
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	翼
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	翼
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	翼
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	翼
Lianjiang (Qingping)	翼
Mengshan (Xihe)	翼
Luchuan	翼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	翼
Sabah (Longchuan)	翼
Senai (Huiyang)	翼
Singkawang	翼
Huizhou	Jixi	翼梭
	Tunxi	翼膀, 肘翼, 肘翼膀
	Yixian	脊
	Qimen	翅翼, 翅扇, 翅扇兒
	Wuyuan	翼膀
	Fuliang	翅翼兒
Jin	Taiyuan	翅膀
	Xinzhou	翅膀
	Hohhot	翅膀, 膀子, 翅翅
Min Bei	Jian'ou	翼
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	翼
	Songxi	刻
	Zhenghe	翼
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	翼匹
	Jianyang	刻
	Wuyishan	刻
	Pucheng (Shibei)	刻
Min Dong	Fuzhou	翼, 翼翼
	Changle	翼
	Fuqing	翼, 翼翼
	Yongtai	翼胛
	Gutian	翼
	Fu'an	翼
	Ningde	翼
	Shouning	翼髀
	Zhouning	翼
	Fuding	翼膀
	Matsu	翼
Min Nan	Xiamen	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Quanzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Jinjiang	翼股
	Zhangzhou	翼, 翼股, 翼仔
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	翼胛
	Dongshan	翼
	Kaohsiung	翼仔
	Yilan	翼
	Changhua (Lukang)	翼
	Taichung	翼
	Taichung (Wuqi)	翼股
	Tainan	翼仔
	Taitung	翼
	Hsinchu	翼
	Penghu (Magong)	翼
	Penang (Hokkien)	翼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	翼
	Manila (Hokkien)	翼, 翼股
	Longyan	翼股
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	翼
	Datian	翼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	翼
	Chaozhou	翼
	Shantou	翼
	Jieyang	翼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	翼
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	翼
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	翼
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	翼
	Singapore (Teochew)	翼
	Leizhou	翼
	Wenchang	翼
	Haikou	翼
	Singapore (Hainanese)	翼
Puxian Min	Putian	翼
	Putian (Donghai)	翼, 翼股
	Putian (Jiangkou)	翼
	Putian (Nanri)	翼
	Xianyou	翼
	Xianyou (Fengting)	翼
	Xianyou (Youyang)	翼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	翼, 翅膀
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	翅膀
Wu	Shanghai	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	扇肩
	Suzhou	翅膀, 翨𦑜
	Wuxi	翅膀
	Danyang	翅膀
	Hangzhou	翼翅膀
	Ningbo	翼梢, 翼梢膀
	Wenzhou	翼, 翼膀
	Jinhua	翼膀
Xiang	Changsha	翼胛, 翅膀
	Xiangtan	翼胛
	Loudi	翼胛
	Shuangfeng	翼胛
	Quanzhou	翅桿, 翅膀

Compounds

Derived terms from 翼

伏翼
兢兢翼翼
副翼
十翼
卵翼 (luǎnyì)
卵翼之恩
右翼 (yòuyì)
右翼分子 (yòuyì fènzǐ)
天生羽翼
如虎傅翼
如虎得翼
如虎添翼 (rúhǔtiānyì)
如虎生翼
安定翼
小心翼翼 (xiǎoxīnyìyì)
尾翼 (wěiyì)
屋翼
左右翼
左翼 (zuǒyì)
彪虎生翼
戢翼
扶翼 (fúyì)
承翼
折翼
拊翼
振翼
旋翼
服翼
比翼 (bǐyì)

水翼船
滑翔翼
燕翼
皮翼目
羽翼 (yǔyì)
羽翼已成
翕翼
翼亮
翼卵
翼室
翼戴
翼手目
翼日
翼琴
翼瓣
翼翼 (yìyì)
翼翼小心
胡林翼
襟翼
雁行折翼
鼓翼
鼻翼 (bíyì)
不翼而飛／不翼而飞 (bùyì'érfēi)
側翼／侧翼 (cèyì)
兩翼／两翼 (liǎngyì)
冰翼紙／冰翼纸
勵翼／励翼
垂頭搨翼／垂头拓翼
後掠翼／后掠翼

戢鱗潛翼／戢鳞潜翼
扶危翼傾／扶危翼倾
振鱗奮翼／振鳞奋翼
攀鱗附翼／攀鳞附翼
毋翼而飛／毋翼而飞
比翼連枝／比翼连枝
比翼雙飛／比翼双飞 (bǐyìshuāngfēi)
比翼鳥／比翼鸟 (bǐyìniǎo)
為虎傅翼／为虎傅翼
為虎添翼／为虎添翼
無翼而飛／无翼而飞
無翼鳥／无翼鸟 (wúyìniǎo)
燕翼詒謀／燕翼诒谋
爾雅翼／尔雅翼
皮翼獸／皮翼兽
紛紛翼翼／纷纷翼翼
翼側／翼侧 (yìcè)
翼手類／翼手类
翼手龍／翼手龙 (yìshǒulóng)
與虎添翼／与虎添翼
萬里鵬翼／万里鹏翼
蟬翼／蝉翼 (chányì)
補助翼／补助翼
贊翼／赞翼
趙翼／赵翼
輔翼／辅翼 (fǔyì)
連枝比翼／连枝比翼
飄翼舵／飘翼舵
龍翰鳳翼／龙翰凤翼

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翼):

→ Japanese: 翼(よく) (yoku)
→ Korean: 익(翼) (ik)

Others

→ Translingual: Yi

References

“翼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	翼
Kyūjitai [1]	翼󠄄 翼+`󠄄`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

翼

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: いき (iki)
Kan-on: よく (yoku, Jōyō)
Kun: つばさ (tsubasa, 翼, Jōyō); たすける (tasukeru, 翼ける)
Nanori: すけ (suke); たすく (tasuku); つばさ (tsubasa)

Compounds

翼(よく)賛(さん) (yokusan)
翼(よく)成(せい) (yokusei)
羽(う)翼(よく) (uyoku)
右(う)翼(よく) (uyoku, “right flank”)
鶴(かく)翼(よく) (kakuyoku)
銀(ぎん)翼(よく) (gin'yoku)
左(さ)翼(よく) (sayoku, “left flank”)
主(しゅ)翼(よく) (shuyoku)
比(ひ)翼(よく) (hiyoku)
尾(び)翼(よく) (biyoku)
鼻(び)翼(よく) (biyoku)
扶(ふ)翼(よく) (fuyoku, “assistance”)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
翼
つばさ Grade: S
kun’yomi

/tubasa/ → /t͡subasa/

From Old Japanese.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

翅

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) つばさ [tsùbásá] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝba̠sa̠]

Noun

翼(つばさ) • (tsubasa)

a wing (of a bird or bat)
- 2015 September 19, “輝(き)銀(ぎん)の天空船(スカイシップ)－レオ号(ごう) [Silvery Skyship – Mk. Leo]”, in EXTRA PACK 2015, Konami:
  輝(き)銀(ぎん)の翼(つばさ)は栄(えい)光(こう)の印(しるし)。
  その証(あかし)は言(こと)葉(ば)によって語(かた)られる。
  Kigin no tsubasa wa eikō no shirushi.
  Sono akashi wa kotoba ni yotte katarareru.
  Her silvery wings display her glory.
  The proof of her glories are told in legend.
(by extension) a bird
Synonyms: 鳥 (tori), 鳥類 (chōrui)
(aviation) an airfoil, wing
(by extension) an aircraft

Proper noun

翼(つばさ) • (Tsubasa)

a male or female given name
a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
翼
よく Grade: S
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 翼 (MC jɨk̚).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) よく [yóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [jo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

翼(よく) • (yoku)

a wing (of a bird or insect)
Synonym: 羽翼 (uyoku)
(aviation) an airfoil
(military) a flank
a blade (of a propeller, turbine, etc.) with the same cross section of an aircraft wing

Counter

翼(よく) • (-yoku)

counter for wings of birds
(by extension) counter for birds
counter for boats
Synonyms: 隻 (seki), 艘 (sō)

Affix

翼(よく) • (yoku)

wing (of a bird, insect, aircraft, etc.)
(by extension) something overhanging both left and right, like a wing
assist, help, support

Proper noun

翼(よく) • (Yoku)

(Chinese astronomy) the Wings constellation, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions
Synonym: 襷星 (Tasukiboshi)
a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
翼
Grade: S
nanori

Nominalization of classical verb 助く (tasuku), modern 助ける (tasukeru, “to assist, help; rescue, save”).

Proper noun

翼(たすく) • (Tasuku)

a female given name

References

“翼”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

翼 • (ik) (hangeul 익, McCune–Reischauer ik, Yale ik)

wings
fins (of a fish)
shelter

Old Japanese

Alternative forms

翅

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

翼 (tubasa) (kana つばさ)

a wing (of a bird)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 10, poem 2238), text here
  天飛也鴈之翅乃覆羽之何處漏香霜之零異牟
  amato₂bu ya kari no₂ tubasa no₂ opopi₁ba no₂ iduku morite ka simo no₂ purike₁mu
  Flying in the sky, a wild goose having wings; it's warming feather, that's leaking somewhere out there; a frost seems to have fallen.

Descendants

Japanese: 翼 (つばさ, tsubasa)

Vietnamese

Han character

翼: Hán Nôm readings: dực

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[1] “翼”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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