扇
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 扇!
今回の漢字は『扇』ですよ！
扇、扇子 - おうぎ 、せんす a hand-held, folding paper fan
団扇 - うちわ a non-foldable round fan, made of bamboo and paper
扇風機 - せんぷうき an electric fan; an oscillating fan
扇ぐ - あおぐ to fan; use the fan
扇型 - おうぎがた fan-shaped; scalloped
扇子型の - せんすがたの in a shape of the fan
扇情的「な」 - せんじょうてき「な」 sensational, provocative, incendiary, sultry
扇情小説 - せんじょうしょうせつ a sultry novel; an (explicitly) suggestive story
扇動する - せんどうする to agitate, to instigate; to stir up trouble/ to fan the flames (of the rebellion)
扇動者 - せんどうしゃ an instigator
扇流し - おうぎながし a fan-floating game - a historical asobi 遊び game where silver and gold paper fans were placed on the water surface and watched which one would float first
P.S. Did you know that a folding fan is one of the props used in the rakugo 落語 storytelling? Rakugo makes a great listening exercise - you can listen to one of these engaging storytellers, rakugoka 落語家 Katsura Utamaru 桂歌丸 below:
