団扇

See also: 團扇 and 团扇

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

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
団 扇
うちわ
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 団扇 – see the following entry.
【うちわ】
[noun] a rigid hand fan that does not fold
[noun] short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
[noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design
(This term, 団扇, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
団 扇
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

団(だん)扇(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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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