扇

おうぎ
folding fan

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おうぎ【扇】

*fan

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¶ → 扇形

¶ → 扇形に広がる

¶ → 扇形に分割する

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おうぎ【扇】

a fan; a folding fan.

●日の丸の扇 a Rising Sun folding fan; a folding fan with Rising Sun on it

・開いた[閉じた]扇 an open [a closed, a folded] fan

・羽飾りのついた扇 a feather-trimmed folding fan.

●彼女は扇で口元を隠していた. She held her folding fan in front of her mouth.

●その扇には松が描いてあった. The folding fan had a pine tree painted on it.

●扇のかなめ the pivot of a (folding) fan; 〔組織の中心〕 a pivot; a linchpin; a key

・野球の捕手は扇のかなめの位置にいる. A catcher in baseball is in a pivotal [key] position.

・扇の的 a (folding) fan (set up as a) target

・扇の骨 a rib [the ribs] of a folding fan

・扇の地紙 folding-fan paper.

●扇を開く open [unfold] a (folding) fan

・扇を閉じる close a folding fan; fold a fan shut

・彼女は扇をひらひらさせて桜の花の散るさまを表現した. She moved her fan in a fluttering descent motion to suggest the falling of a cherry blossom.

・彼は扇をかざして遠くを見た. He shaded his eyes with his fan and looked into the distance.

・クジャクバトは扇を広げたような尻尾をしている. A fantail pigeon has a tail shaped like an open fan.

羽扇 a feather fan.

檜扇 ⇒ひおうぎ.

舞扇 a (folding) fan used in a Japanese dance.

扇垂木 【建】 fan raftering.

扇屋 a (folding) fan merchant [dealer, shop].