扇
扇 — Fan
fan, folding fan
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiおうぎ (ougi)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 扇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扇 | おうぎ ougi | folding fan |
| 換気扇 | かんきせん kankisen | ventilation fan; extractor fan |
| 扇子 | せんす sensu | folding fan |
| 扇風機 | せんぷうき senpuuki | electric fan |
| 団扇 | うちわ uchiwa | uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan |
| 扇形 | おうぎがた ougigata | fan shape; sector |
Study notes
扇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1805 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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