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 2026.1.19 21:17
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