also: はりおうぎ
noun
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
Traditional prop used in noh theater and kōdan storytelling; made of paper pasted over a folding fan frame, often used to strike a table for emphasis.
講談師が張り扇で机を叩いて調子を取る。
The kōdan storyteller strikes the desk with a harisen to keep rhythm.
noun
paper fan used in slapstick comedy
Only with reading はりせん
A large, flat paper fan used in manzai and other comedy acts to hit a partner for comedic effect; often written in katakana as ハリセン.
See also: ハリセン
漫才で、ボケがツッコミにハリセンで叩かれる。
In manzai, the funny man gets hit with a harisen by the straight man.
Variant spelling; less common than 張り扇.
Rare reading variant of the alternate spelling.
Katakana form commonly used for the comedy slapstick fan; 張り扇/張扇 are the kanji spellings, more often associated with the traditional noh/storytelling fan.
Compound of 張り (hari, 'pasting') + 扇 (sen/ōgi, 'fan'), referring to a fan made by pasting paper onto a frame. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term has been used for both traditional theater props and modern comedy props.