Vocabulary

What does 団扇 (うちわ, uchiwa) mean?

団扇 (うちわ, uchiwa) means uchiwa (flat hand fan).

Quick facts
Reading	うちわ
Romaji	uchiwa
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

団扇うちわ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonuchiwa

uchiwa (flat hand fan)

1noun uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

Example sentences

夏祭(なつまつ)りで団扇(うちわ)を配(くば)る。
They hand out fans at the summer festival.
団扇(うちわ)であおいで涼(すず)をとる。
I fan myself with an uchiwa to cool off.

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