# 翼 political wing

羽 (feathers) + 異 (to differ)
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Originally this meant a literal wing, but nowadays it's more common to see it used about politics.

## Onyomi

YOKU | The right wing wants to place the YOKE of oppression around the necks of foreigners.

## Mnemonic

| In English we talk about left and right wings of politics. In Japanese, apparently they use left and right FEATHERS!!! So you can say, "The left and the right feather differ in their opinions."

## Kunyomi

つばさ | a literal wing ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

左翼(さよく) | left wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 左 (left) + 翼 (political wing) = 左翼 (left wing) left wing： pro-union, pro-article ９,anti-national-anthem, anti -LDP
右翼(うよく) | right wing ★★☆☆☆ NEO 右 (right) + 翼 (political wing) = 右翼 (right wing) right wing :pro- LDP, pro-emperor, anti-union, pro-yakuza, anti-article-９. anti-the-whole -macarthur-fuckin-wrote-it-anyway constitution. Not necessarily anti - western. After all, the USA is the main ally in the fight against the Red Menace. It's easy for Americans to say, 'communism is dead, get over it,' but we're not the ones living next door to fuckin' Kim Jong Un.

## Synonyms

wing 翼 羽