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)

For pronunciation and definitions of 団扇 – see the following entry.

【うちわ】 [noun] a rigid hand fan that does not fold [noun] short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design

(This term, 団扇, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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