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Kotomora

扇

fan, folding fan

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

  • おうぎ

Nanori

  • おう
  • おおぎ

Meaning

扇 centers on a handheld device that creates a breeze when waved: a fan, especially the folding kind. The idea extends naturally to anything that fans or spreads outward like a fan.

Most common words using 扇

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  • 扇風機せんぷうき
    N2

    electric fan

  • 扇おうぎ

    folding fan

  • 扇動せんどう

    incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

  • 扇子せんす
    N2

    folding fan

  • 団扇うちわ
    N1

    uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

  • 換気扇かんきせん
    N1

    ventilation fan; extractor fan

  • 扇情せんじょう

    stirring up strong emotions; sensationalism

  • 扇形おうぎがた

    fan shape

  • 鉄扇てっせん

    iron-ribbed fan

  • 扇状地せんじょうち

    alluvial fan or delta

  • 扇屋おうぎや

    folding fan shop

  • 扇ぐあおぐ
    N2

    to fan

  • ハッブス扇歯鯨ハッブスおうぎはくじら

    Hubb's beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlshubbi)

  • バハモンド扇歯鯨バハモンドおうぎはくじら

    spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii); Bahamonde's beaked whale

  • ピグミー扇歯鯨ピグミーおうぎはくじら

    pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus); Peruvian beaked whale; lesser beaked whale

  • ペリン扇歯鯨ペリンおうぎはくじら

    Perrin's beaked whale (Mesoplodon perrini)

  • ヨーロッパ扇歯鯨ヨーロッパおうぎはくじら

    Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens); North Atlantic beaked whale; North Sea beaked whale

  • 冷風扇れいふうせん

    evaporative cooler; swamp cooler

  • 南扇歯鯨みなみおうぎはくじら

    Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi)

  • 古扇ふるおうぎ

    old fan; worn out fan

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Etymology

扇 combines 户 (door) and 羽 (feathers/wings), suggesting a door-like panel with wing-like feathers that opens and closes like a folding fan.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 户 looks like a door frame, and inside are 羽 feathers. Imagine a door made of feathers that you can wave back and forth to create a breeze — that's a folding fan.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, picture a fan sending a cool breeze: send -> セン, and the fan sends air your way.