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厄払い

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

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Entry

厄払いやくばらいやくはらい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

厄

unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

4 strokesFrequency 2,123JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヤク
払

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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