How to say "fan" in Japanese

• ファンJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA fan as a person: an admirer, enthusiast, or lover of a performer, team, or pursuit. Use this loanword whenever 'fan' means a person who supports or follows something.
  イギリスのサッカーファンはときどきまったく手てに負おえなくなる。↗

  British soccer fans sometimes get completely out of hand.
• 煽るあおるCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to fan', used chiefly of fanning flames or stirring up a fire; figuratively it also means to incite or whip up people or emotions. For fanning yourself, 扇ぐ is the more typical choice.
• 扇ぐあおぐJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to fan' in its most literal sense: moving a fan to make a breeze, as when cooling yourself on a hot day. The natural choice for the physical act of fanning someone.
  彼かれはあおいで火ひをおこした。↗

  He fanned the fire into flame.

For 'fan' as a person who admires something use 「ファン」; for the verb 'to fan', 「煽る」 chiefly suits fanning flames or stirring things up, while 「扇ぐ」 is the usual verb for fanning yourself or someone else with a fan.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ファンfan
• 煽るあおるto fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
• 扇ぐあおぐto fan
• じょーぐliker of
• ブロワーblower
• 愛好家あいこうかenthusiast
• 愛好者あいこうしゃenthusiast
• 送風機そうふうきventilator
• 狂きょうmaniac
• 翻ハンhan
• 好きずきlove of
• 冷却ファンれいきゃくファン(cooling) fan
• 上戸じょうごliker of
• 掻き立てるかきたてるto arouse (interest, feelings, etc.)