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厄払い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 厄払い.

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Entry

厄払いくばらいくはらいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #74544
1

exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

2

exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

4 strokesFrequency 2,123JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヤク

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

5 strokesFrequency 813JLPT N2Grade 8

On

フツヒツホツ

Kun

はら.う-はら.い-ばら.い

Nanori

はらい

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