ファン

Japanese

Etymology

From English fan.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ファン [fáꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸã̠ɴ]

Noun

ファン • (fan) 

1. fan, an enthusiast (of a performer etc.)
2. handheld fan

   Synonym: 扇子

   中(ちゅう)国(ごく)のファン

   Chūgoku no fan

   Chinese fan

Synonyms

• 愛(あい)好(こう)者(しゃ) (aikōsha), 愛(あい)好(こう)家(か) (aikōka), 気(き)違(ちが)い (kichigai), マニア (mania)

Suffix

ファン • (-fan) 

1. fan, an enthusiast (of a performer etc.)

   野(や)球(きゅう)ファン

   yakyū fan

   baseball fan

   映(えい)画(が)ファン

   eiga fan

   movie fan

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.