also: おおぎ
noun
A handheld fan that folds up, used for cooling, ceremony, or performance.
暑いので、扇であおいだ。
It was hot, so I fanned myself with a folding fan.
彼女は美しい扇を広げて踊った。
She danced, opening a beautiful folding fan.
Irregular kana reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 扇 depicts a door leaf and wings, suggesting something that opens and closes like a fan. The reading おうぎ is a native Japanese word, possibly related to あおぐ (to fan).