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uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(explanation)
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On a hot summer day, I fanned myself with a uchiwa.
Colorful uchiwa fans were being sold at the festival stalls.
My grandmother was sitting on the veranda, cooling herself with a uchiwa.
Unlike a folding fan, a uchiwa is a traditional fan that cannot be folded.
During the Edo period, uchiwa fans were widely used among common people, and many existed that were adorned with beautiful designs by painters.
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