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    3. 扇子

    扇子

    扇せん子す

    folding fan

    N2KMT9News #26+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    せんす

    Noun

    1.
    folding fan

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    彼かの女じょは美うつくしい扇せん子すを持もっていた。

    She had a beautiful folding fan.

    KMT7Fashion & BeautyCulture & Traditions
    夏なつの暑あつい日ひには、扇せん子すで涼すずをとるのが心ここ地ちよい。

    On hot summer days, it feels pleasant to cool oneself with a folding fan.

    KMT9Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    着き物ものに合あわせて、上じょう品ひんなデザインの扇せん子すを選えらぶのがおしゃれだ。

    It's stylish to choose an elegant folding fan to match your kimono.

    KMT9Fashion & BeautyCulture & Traditions
    歌か舞ぶ伎き役やく者しゃが扇せん子すを巧たくみに操あやつる姿すがたは、観かん客きゃくを魅み了りょうする。

    The sight of Kabuki actors skillfully handling folding fans captivates the audience.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    扇せん子すは単たんなる暑あつさ対たい策さくだけでなく、舞ぶ踊ようや茶さ道どうなど日にほ本んの伝でん統とう文ぶん化かにおいても重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

    Folding fans are not just for combating heat; they also play an important role in traditional Japanese culture, such as dance and tea ceremony.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    扇
    おうぎ…(3)
    fan・folding fan
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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