ファン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English fan.

Pronunciation

Noun

ファン • (fan

  1. fan, enthusiast (of a performer etc.)
    ()(きゅう)ファンyakyū fanbaseball fan
    (えい)()ファンeiga fanmovie fan
  2. handheld fan
    Synonym: 扇子
    (ちゅう)(ごく)ファンChūgoku no fanChinese fan

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN