# 扇 — folding fan

扇 means “folding fan”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). Kun'yomi: おうぎ (ougi). You'll see it in words such as 扇 (ougi, “folding fan”).

- Meaning: folding fan
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: おうぎ (ougi)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 2

## How to remember 扇

Parts: 戸 door · 羽 wings

## Words with 扇

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 扇 | おうぎ (ougi) | folding fan |

## Don't confuse it with

[所](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/place/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [雇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/employ/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/)

## More in the “Things 2” set

[瓶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bottle/) · [缶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tin-can/) · [鎌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickle/) · [棚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shelf/) · [鐘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/temple-bell/) · [傘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/umbrella/) · [枢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pivot/) · [扇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folding-fan/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folding-fan/. Last updated 2026-11-01.