軍配団扇

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軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a Japanese signaling fan.
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(ぐんばいうちわ) • (gunbai uchiwa) 

  1. (sumo) a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the 行司 (gyōji, “sumo referee”)
  2. (warfare) a rigid fan used for military signaling
  3. a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a gunbai uchiwa design
  4. alternate name for 軍配薺 (gunbai nazuna): the field pennycress, Thlaspi arvense

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
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