団扇

うちわ
fan

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うちわ【団扇】

1 〔風を起こす道具〕 a (round) fan.

●彼はうちわでばたばたと蚊を追った. He chased after the mosquito, flapping at it with his [an] uchiwa.

●うちわを使う[であおぐ] fan oneself.

2 〔軍配〕 ⇒ぐんばい.

渋団扇 a round fan varnished [hardened] with persimmon juice.

回し団扇

●(行司が)回しうちわをする change one's mind just before declaring the winner (of a sumo bout).