The kanji 扇: meaning, readings and stroke order

扇

Meaning: fan
On reading: セン sen
Kun reading: おうぎ ougi
Strokes: 10
Radical: 戶 door, house
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cái quạt (phiến)
Japanese: おうぎ。せんす。
Korean: 부채 (선)
Chinese: 扇子

Readings, words and example sentences

セン sen · on reading · less common

扇せん風ぷう機き
electric fan
暑いので 扇せん風ぷう機きをつけます。
It's hot, so I turn on the fan.

おうぎ ougi · kun reading · less common

扇おうぎ
folding fan
おどりで 扇おうぎを使います。
Folding fans are used in the dance.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.