扇

fan; folding fan

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1805.

Readings

• セン (on reading): 扇風機 (せんぷうき) electric fan; 扇状地 (せんじょうち) alluvial fan or delta
• おうぎ (kun reading): 扇 (おうぎ) folding fan; 檜扇 (ひおうぎ) formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress
• Read as a whole word: 団扇 (うちわ) uchiwa; 団扇絵 (うちわえ) uchiwa-e; 羽団扇 (はうちわ) feather fan

Components

• 戸
• 羽
• 一 radical one
• 冫 radical ice
• 尸 radical corpse; flag
• 戸 radical door
• 羽 radical feather

Kanji containing 扇

• 煽 fan

Words using 扇

• 扇風機 (せんぷうき) electric fan
• 扇状地 (せんじょうち) alluvial fan or delta
• 換気扇 (かんきせん) ventilation fan
• 扇動 (せんどう) incitement
• 扇形 (せんけい) fan shape
• 扇 (おうぎ) folding fan
• 檜扇 (ひおうぎ) formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress
• 舞扇 (まいおうぎ) dancer's fan
• 秋の扇 (あきのおうぎ) woman who has lost a man's affection or interest (as does a fan when summer turns to autumn)
• 衵扇 (あこめおうぎ) formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress (formerly used by court ladies)
• 団扇 (うちわ) uchiwa
• 団扇絵 (うちわえ) uchiwa-e
• 羽団扇 (はうちわ) feather fan
• 左団扇 (ひだりうちわ) (living with) ease and comfort
• 紅団扇 (べにうちわ) Anthurium lily
• 扇ぐ (あおぐ) to fan
• 扇ぎ立てる (あおぎたてる) to fan incessantly

53 words in all.

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