Illustration: On an apartment balcony during a hot evening, a grandparent vigorously waves a round hand fan toward a child seated beside them. The fan is caught midway through a broad wrist-driven sweep. The child closes their eyes in relief as their fringe lifts away from a sweaty forehead.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

扇あおぐ

aogu

to fan

Example sentences

彼かれはあおいで火ひをおこした。
He fanned the fire into flame.
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少年しょうねんは帽子ぼうしで自分じぶんを煽あおいだ。
The boy fanned himself with his hat.
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団扇うちわで扇あおぐ。
He fans himself with a round fan.
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Kanji in 扇

扇fan; folding fanOnセンKunおうぎ

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