扇ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あお
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 煽ぐ

Etymology

/apuɡu//afuɡu//auɡu//aoɡu/

Compare 煽る (aoru, to be blown by the wind; to fan, flap, intransitive).

Pronunciation

Verb

扇ぐ (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana あおぐ, rōmaji aogu, historical hiragana あふぐ)

  1. to fan
    団扇 (うちわ) (あお)
    Uchiwa de aogu.
    He fans himself with a round fan.
  2. (of wind, archaic) to blow
    Synonym: 吹く (fuku)

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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