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扇 means 'folding fan'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1857   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 15    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 17 words   Used in 70 words   Used in 273 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Kun
   おうぎ folding fan
Additional readings
Name    おう   おおぎ
Notes
You might be envisioning a handheld fan as a dainty item held by a dainty woman, but war commanders used to hold fans, and fans have served as weapons! Far from being confined to a genteel world, 扇 plays a role in words about instigating trouble. Learn about two shapes of fans and see how they influence animal and plant names, as well as descriptions of many everyday objects.
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 扇
Components
⿸  戸 door  羽 feather  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 扇 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 扇 is used 47 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
セン : 24 words FIND ALL
noun
electric fan
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2
5
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おうぎ : 21 words FIND ALL
noun
folding fan
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4
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おおぎ: 2 words. FIND ALL
noun
Stejneger's beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri)  (often written with kana only)
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Additional data
Henshall: 1492  Joy o' Kanji : 1492  Key to Kanji: - 

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扇
セン   おうぎ folding fan   
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5
羽
ウ   はね feather   は counter for birds   
4
戸
コ   と door   
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4
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
1
尸
corpse
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