Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) うち​わ [ùchíꜜwà] (Nakadaka - [2])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ɯᵝt͡ɕiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

団扇 ‎(hiragana うちわ, romaji uchiwa, historical hiragana うちは)

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
3. a 家紋 ‎(kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design

Derived terms

• 軍配団扇 (ぐんばいうちわ) ‎(gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
• 団扇 (ウチワ)撞 (シュ)木 (モク)鮫 (ザメ) ‎(uchiwa shumokuzame)

Related terms

• 扇子 (せんす) ‎(sensu): a folding fan
• 扇風機 (せんぷうき) ‎(senpūki): a rotating fan, an electric fan

Etymology 2

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 團扇 ‎(dhuɑn syen^H, literally “circle fan”). Compare modern Mandarin traditional 團扇 and simplified 团扇 ‎(tuánshàn).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) だんせん [dàńséń] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [dã̠nsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

団扇 ‎(hiragana だんせん, romaji 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. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3