軍配団扇

Japanese
軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a Japanese signaling fan.
Kanji in this term
軍 配 団 扇
ぐん
Grade: 4		 はい > ばい
Grade: 3		 Grade: 5 Grade: S
on’yomi on’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
軍配團扇 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 軍配 (gunbai, “army signalling”) +‎ 団扇 (uchiwa, “rigid Japanese hand fan”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぐんばいうち​わ [gùńbáí úchíꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [6])[2][3]
  • (Tokyo) ぐんばいう​ちわ [gùńbáí úꜜchìwà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟̃ᵝmba̠i ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

軍配団扇(ぐんばいうちわ) • (gunbai uchiwa) 

  1. (sumo) a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the 行司 (gyōji, “sumo referee”)
  2. (warfare) a rigid fan used for military signaling
  3. a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a gunbai uchiwa design
  4. alternate name for 軍配薺 (gunbai nazuna): the field pennycress, Thlaspi arvense

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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