団扇

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 団扇, read as the conventional whole word うちわ, denotes a round, nonfolding hand fan.
• Basic usage: It denotes a handled, nonfolding round fan used as in 団扇で風を送る, and is read うちわ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tone and register
  • It differs in shape and construction from a folding fan 扇子, so the two are not the same object.