軍配団扇
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軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a Japanese signaling fan.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 軍 | 配 | 団 | 扇 |
| ぐん Grade: 4 |
はい > ばい Grade: 3 |
Grade: 5 | Grade: S |
| on'yomi | on'yomi | irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 軍配團扇 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 軍配 (gunbai, “army signalling”) + 団扇 (uchiwa, “rigid Japanese hand fan”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
軍配団扇 • (gunbai uchiwa)
- (sumo) a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the 行司 (gyōji, “sumo referee”)
- (warfare) a rigid fan used for military signaling
- a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a gunbai uchiwa design
- alternate name for 軍配薺 (gunbai nazuna): the field pennycress, Thlaspi arvense
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN