Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 扇


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Meaning

(folding) fan

Pronunciation

SEN
ōgi, aogu

Explanation

Top: gate , below: wings

Mnemonic

Gates and wings resemble folding fans.

Radicals

door(The radical "todare" shows a sliding door mounted in an upper guide/rail.)
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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