うちは

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うちは – see the following entry.

【うちわ】 [noun] a rigid hand fan that does not fold [noun] short for 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa): a rigid fan used for military signaling [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring an uchiwa design [noun] inner circle of people, or family Alternative spellings 団扇, 内輪

(This term, うちは, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)