軍ぐん配ばい団扇うちわ

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Meanings

1

gourd-shaped war fan

Historical military tool used by commanders to signal troops and deflect arrows. Now mostly encountered in historical contexts or museums.

戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの武ぶ将しょうは軍ぐん配ばい団扇うちわで合あい図ずを送おくった。
Warlords in the Sengoku period signaled with a gourd-shaped war fan.

2

sumo referee's fan

The fan used by the gyōji (sumo referee) to indicate decisions and direct wrestlers. The word 軍配 alone is more common in sumo contexts.

行ぎょう司じは軍ぐん配ばい団扇うちわを高たかく上あげて勝しょう者しゃを示しめした。
The referee raised the umpire's fan high to indicate the winner.

3

fan-shaped emblem

A design or crest in the shape of the war fan, used as a family crest or decorative motif. Rare standalone use; usually part of a compound or description.

その家か紋もんは軍ぐん配ばい団扇うちわをかたどったものだ。
That family crest is shaped like a war fan.