Etymology

gunbai

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Today it means: The lacquered wooden fan used by the gyoji. Full definition →

Japanese 軍配
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from軍配“war fan”
  2. English todaygunbai

From Japanese 軍配 (“war fan”), shortened form of 軍配団扇 (gunbai uchiwa).

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