換 気 扇(かんきせん)

かんきせん

noun

ventilation fan; exhaust fan

1. ventilation fan; exhaust fan

A mechanical fan used to remove stale air, smoke, or odors from a room.

料理(りょうり)をする時(とき)は換気扇(かんきせん)をつけてください。

Please turn on the exhaust fan when cooking.

換気扇(かんきせん)が油(あぶら)で汚(よご)れている。

The ventilation fan is dirty with grease.

浴室(よくしつ)の換気扇(かんきせん)を回(まわ)しておく。

Leave the bathroom exhaust fan running.

換気扇(かんきせん) is a compound: 換気(かんき) (ventilation) + 扇(せん) (fan).

COMMON LOCATIONS:

台所(だいどころ)の換気扇(かんきせん) (kitchen exhaust fan)
浴室(よくしつ)の換気扇(かんきせん) (bathroom exhaust fan)
トイレの換気扇(かんきせん) (toilet exhaust fan)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

換気扇(かんきせん)をつける/つけておく (to turn on the fan)
換気扇(かんきせん)を回(まわ)す (to run the fan)
換気扇(かんきせん)を掃除(そうじ)する (to clean the fan)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Kitchen exhaust fans in Japan commonly get very greasy and require regular cleaning. Many people clean them during 大掃除(おおそうじ) (year-end cleaning).

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Added 2026.1.16 8:06 · Revised 2026.6.2 5:12

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