EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 49
  1. Noun

    uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

    Usually written using kana alone

    ちなみに、この部屋には冷房設備なんて物は何も無い。あるのはうちわだけ。
    Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

group, association

Kun
かたまりまる.い
On
ダントン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
213 of 2500
Radical
enclosure
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3s3.3The Kanji Dictionary
6034.0Four corner code
1448deroo
56e3Unicode hex code
1-35-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1027Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
940New Nelson (John Haig)
3053New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3791Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1935Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2628Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
582Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
625Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
172A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
310Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
243Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4703PMorohashi
749A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
491Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
672sakade
421Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
772henshall3
661Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
336crowley
366Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
339Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
589Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tuan2Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
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fan, folding fan

Kun
おうぎ
On
セン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1805 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Used in names as

おうおおぎ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-1-9, 3-4-6SKIP code
4m6.1The Kanji Dictionary
3022.7Four corner code
3053deroo
6247Unicode hex code
1-32-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1823Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2056New Nelson (John Haig)
1950New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2449Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1239Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1704Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1079Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1160Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1442A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1430Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11743PMorohashi
1492A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1555Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1657Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1333Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1337Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1733Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
845Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1088Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shan4, shan1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level