うちわ
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative spelling |
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団扇 |
Compound of 打ち (uchi, “hitting; batting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 打つ utsu, “to hit, to bat”) + 羽 (wa, “wing”). The kanji are an example of jukujikun.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a rigid hand fan that does not fold
- short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
- a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design
Derived terms[edit]
- 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling
- 団扇撞木鮫 (uchiwa shumokuzame)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
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内輪 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- inner circle of people, or family
Derived terms[edit]
- 内輪揉め (uchiwamome)
- 内輪喧嘩 (uchiwagenka)
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN