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うちわ (uchiwa)

fan

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Meaning

団扇 (うちわ, uchiwa) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “fan”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

父ちちはうちわで扇あおいでいるの。

My father is fanning himself with a paper fan.

団扇絵うちわに張られる絵。

Uchiwae: Pictures to be pasted on fans.

これは祭りで使う大きい団扇です。

This is a big fan that is used in festivals.

団扇を模した夏用の団扇簪などが有名。

Uchiwa-kanzashi, which is designed after uchiwa (round fan), is well-known as seasonal kanzashi for summer.

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