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扇

fan
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingおうぎ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fanRtK
    土地の人々を扇動するためにスパイを送り込んだ。They sent agents to agitate the local people.tatoeba
    扇風機がほしいな。I want the fan.tatoeba
  2. folding fan
    団扇と扇子の違いDifference between Uchiwa fan and Sensu (folding fan)wiki
    扇子、ハンドバッグ、懐紙Sensu (folding fan), handbag, and Kaishi (Japanese tissue)wiki

Popular Usage

扇ぐ扇子扇風機団扇

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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door (戸) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · flag (方) · feathers · wings

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1160

Compound words

扇子せんす
folding fan
扇ぐあおぐ
to fan; to incite; to instigate
扇風機せんぷうき
electric fan
団扇うちわ
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
扇動せんどう
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
扇形おうぎがた
fan shape; sector
換気扇かんきせん
ventilation fan; extractor fan
軍扇ぐんせん
war fan
扇情せんじょう
stirring up strong emotions
白扇はくせん
(plain) white fan
桧扇ひおうぎ
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress
檜扇ひおうぎ
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress
衵扇あこめおうぎ
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress (formerly used by court ladies)
扇芭蕉おうぎばしょう
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)
扇風器せんぷうき
electric fan
団扇虫うちわむし
violin beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes)
芭蕉扇ばしょうせん
palm-leaf fan
羽団扇楓はうちわかえで
Japanese maple (Acer japonicum)
夏炉冬扇かろとうせん
summer fires and winter fans
教唆扇動きょうさせんどう
instigation and abetment
太平洋扇歯鯨たいへいようおうぎはくじら
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini)
襤褸団扇船喰虫ぼろうちわふなくいむし
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)

Additional Examples

暑かったので扇風機をつけた。
Feeling hot, I turned on the fan.tatoeba
秋には列車の扇風機にカバーがかけられる。
In the fall, covers are put over the fans in trains.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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