No. 4,624 in Japanese
扇風機
Electric fan.
In a sentence
この部屋には大きな扇風機があります。
There is a large fan in this room.
扇風機 is used as a noun to describe a physical fan.
夏は扇風機を使って涼むことが多い。
In summer, people often use fans to cool down.
扇風機 is used as an object getting utilized, representing its function.
昔はエアコンよりも扇風機が一般的でした。
Fans used to be more common than air conditioners in the past.
扇風機 is referred to as a comparison object, emphasizing its prevalence in a time period.
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