団扇

See also: 團扇 and 团扇

Japanese

団扇 (uchiwa, dansen): a Japanese rigid hand fan.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
団	扇
うちわ
Grade: 5	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 打(う)ち (uchi, “hitting; batting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 打つ utsu, “to hit, to bat”) + 羽(わ) (wa, “wing”). The kanji are an example of jukujikun.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うちわ [ùchíꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠]

Noun

団扇(うちわ) • (uchiwa) ^{←うちは (utifa)?}

1. a rigid hand fan that does not fold
2. short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
3. a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design

Derived terms

• 団扇苔(ウチワゴケ) (uchiwagoke)
• 団扇(ウチワ)撞(シュ)木(モク)鮫(ザメ) (uchiwa shumokuzame)
• 団扇蜻蜓(ウチワヤンマ) (uchiwa yanma)
• 軍配団扇(ぐんばいうちわ) (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signalling

See also

• 扇子(せんす) (sensu): a folding fan
• 扇風機(せんぷうき) (senpūki): a rotating fan, an electric fan

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
団	扇
だん Grade: 5	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 團扇 / 团扇 (dhuɑn syen^H, literally “circle fan”). Compare modern Mandarin 團扇／团扇 (tuánshàn).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だんせん [dàńséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [dã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

団(だん)扇(せん) • (dansen) 

1. a rigid hand fan that does not fold
2. short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling