JLPT N1 · Noun

団扇 (uchiwa)

団扇 (うちわ, uchiwa) is a Japanese noun meaning “uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うちわ
Romaji: uchiwa
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

ちなみに、この部屋には冷房設備なんて物は何も無い。あるのはうちわだけ。

Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 団扇

団

group, associationダン・トン・かたまり・まる.い · 6 strokes

扇

fan, folding fanセン・おうぎ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 団扇.

布団ふとんfuton集団しゅうだんgroup団体だんたいgroup団地だんちmulti-unit apartments座布団ざぶとんzabuton団だんgroup公団こうだんpublic corporation劇団げきだんtroupe団結だんけつunity扇ぐあおぐto fan扇子せんすfolding fan扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan

Source: JMdict entry 1419250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.