うちわ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

【団扇】 [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

(This term, うちわ (uchiwa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
内輪

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うちわ [ùchíwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠]

Noun

うちわ • (uchiwa) ^{←うちは (utifa)?}

1. inner circle of people, or family

Derived terms

• 内輪揉(うちわも)め (uchiwamome)
• 内輪喧嘩(うちわげんか) (uchiwagenka)