団扇

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See also: 團扇, and 团扇

Japanese

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

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
うちわ
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)
 団扇 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Hand fan on Wikipedia

Compound of () (uchi, hitting; batting, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 打つ utsu, “to hit, to bat”) + () (wa, wing). The kanji are an example of jukujikun.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
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 syenH, literally circle fan). Compare modern Mandarin 團扇团扇 (tuánshàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

(だん)(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

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN