扇

fan

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセン

Kun readingおうぎ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
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

Radicals and components

Radical戸door

Components

How it's built

扇

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

扇ぐあおぐ

to fan; to incite; to instigate

扇風機せんぷうき

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

換気扇かんきせん

ventilation fan; extractor fan

軍扇ぐんせん

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

団扇虫うちわむし

violin beetle (Mormolyce phyllodes)

芭蕉扇ばしょうせん

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

Practice Writing 扇

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step