Memory phrase for the Kanji: 扇

扇

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Meaning (folding) fan

Pronunciation

SEN
ōgi, aogu

Explanation

Top: gate 戸, below: wings 羽

Mnemonic
 
Gates and wings resemble folding fans.

Radicals

戸 doorThe radical "todare" shows a sliding door 尸 mounted in an upper guide/rail.
羽 wing
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 Vocabulary

団扇 うちわ  fan
扇風機 せんぷうき  (electric) fan
扇ぐ あおぐ  to fan, to flap
扇子 せんす  folding fan
軍扇 ぐんせん  commander's war fan

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