軍配団扇

Japanese

kanjitab

Definitions

(sort=くんばいうちわ') a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the 行司 (sumo referee)
(sort=くんばいうちわ') a rigid fan used for military signaling
a 家紋 (family crest) featuring a gunbai uchiwa design
alternate name for 軍配薺 (tr=gunbai nazuna): the field pennycress, Thlaspi arvense

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 軍配 (army signalling, war fan) + Japanese 団扇 (handheld fan, rigid Japanese hand fan).

Origin

Japanese

団扇

Gloss

handheld fan, rigid Japanese hand fan

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

gunbai English
continuative or stem form of verb m Japanese
団扇 Japanese
団扇撞木鮫 Japanese
打ち Japanese
打つ utsu, “to hit, to bat” Japanese
羽 Japanese
軍 Japanese
軍配 Japanese
連用形 Japanese
配 Japanese