団扇

See also: 團扇 and 团扇

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
団	扇
うちわ
Grade: 5	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 打(う)ち (uchi, “hitting; batting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 打つ utsu, “to hit, to bat”) + 羽(わ) (wa, “wing”). The kanji are an example of jukujikun.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うちわ [ùchíꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠]

Noun

団扇(うちわ) • (uchiwa) ^{←うちは (utifa)^?}

a rigid hand fan that does not fold
short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design

Derived terms

団扇苔(ウチワゴケ) (uchiwagoke)
団扇(ウチワ)撞(シュ)木(モク)鮫(ザメ) (uchiwa shumokuzame)
団扇蜻蜓(ウチワヤンマ) (uchiwa yanma)
軍配団扇(ぐんばいうちわ) (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signalling

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
団	扇
だん Grade: 5	せん Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
團扇 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だんせん [dàńséń] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [dã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

団(だん)扇(せん) • (dansen)

a rigid hand fan that does not fold
short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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