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翼 means 'wing'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1472   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-22    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 83 words   Used in 65 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ヨク
Kun
   つばさ wing
⿱   feather   different  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 翼 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 翼 is used 81 times, read 2 ways.
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left-wing (politics)  (opposite: 右翼)
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Most common form: つばさ
noun
1. wing
2. Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 朱雀; astronomy, etc. term; this meaning is restricted to reading よく)
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An additional 2 less common words include 翼 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1885  Joy o' Kanji : 1885  Key to Kanji:

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ヨク   つばさ wing   
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イ   こと different   
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キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
katakana 'ha'; eight
デン   た rice field   
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
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