The Japanese vocabulary「換気扇 (かんきせん、kankisen)」means “ventilation fan.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 換気扇 |
| Hiragana | かんきせん |
| Romaji Reading | kankisen |
| English Meaning | ventilation/extractor fan |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
Turn on the ventilation fan.
non-honorific & spoken language:
換気扇を回して。
Kankisen o mawashite.
Please turn on the ventilation fan.
Polite Form:
換気扇を回してください。
Kankisen o mawashite kudasai.
Turn on the ventilation fan.
Plain Form:
換気扇の油汚れがひどい。
Kankisen no abura-yogore ga hidoi.
The subject is 「油汚れが」. Therefore, the literal translation is “Grease stains on the ventilation fan are terrible.”
Polite Form:
換気扇の油汚れがひどいです。
Kankisen no abura-yogore ga hidoi desu.
The ventilation fan is clean now.
Plain Form:
換気扇が綺麗になった。
Kankisen ga kireini natta.
Polite Form:
換気扇が綺麗になりました。
Kankisen ga kireini narimashita.
The ventilation fan is a little noisy.
Plain Form:
換気扇の音が少しうるさい。
Kankisen no oto ga sukoshi urusai.
Polite Form:
換気扇の音が少しうるさいです。
Kankisen no oto ga sukoshi urusai desu.
When the ventilation fan is turned off, the smell lingers in the room.
Plain Form:
換気扇を止めると部屋に匂いが籠もる。
Kankisen o tomeru to heya ni nioi ga komoru.
Polite Form:
換気扇を止めると部屋に匂いが籠もります。
Kankisen o tomeru to heya ni nioi ga komorimasu.
This room has a ventilation fan.
Plain Form:
この部屋には換気扇が付いている。
Kono heya ni wa kankisen ga tsuite iru.
Polite Form:
この部屋には換気扇が付いています。
Kono heya ni wa kankisen ga tsuite imasu.
