漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
おうぎ
Meaning
fan

Origin

ORIGIN

戸 "door" with 羽 "feathers": a door that opens like feathers — a folding fan.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン扇子・扇風機・扇状地
おうぎ扇・舞扇

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 扇風機せんぷうき

    electric fan

  • 扇子せんす

    folding fan

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

暑いので扇風機をつけた。

It was hot, so I turned on the fan.

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