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Kanji Detail for 扇 - "fan, to fan"
扇
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Meaning
扇 means "fan, to fan." Also associated with door.
Fan - A folding fan; a tool for creating wind.
Door - Gate door; panel.
To fan - To create wind with a fan or similar tool.
To incite - To stir up; to provoke. Same as 煽.
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Words using 扇
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扇風機
せんぷうき
electric fan
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扇子
せんす
folding fan
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扇形
おうぎがた
fan shape; sector
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団扇
うちわ
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
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扇ぐ
あおぐ
to fan; to incite; to instigate
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換気扇
かんきせん
ventilation fan; extractor fan
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扇風機
せんぷうき
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Four-character idioms with 扇
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夏炉冬扇
かろとうせん
summer fires and winter fans; useless things
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教唆扇動
きょうさせんどう
instigation and abetment
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夏炉冬扇
かろとうせん
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Tattoo check: 扇
- Verified meaning: fan, to fan
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read おうぎ, おおぎ, おおぎさき, せん)
- Also carries these associations: door
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 扇
Given names 扇(おうぎ)
扇(せん)
Surnames 扇(おおぎ)
扇(おおぎさき)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fan; folding fan
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
fan; door panel
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to fan; to slap sb on the face
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
fan; panel; to flap
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A door panel. Now, counting doors and windows is in 扇. | A fan. Used for cooling. Such as 團扇, 摺扇. | To fan for cooling. The vulgar form is 搧.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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