Word details

咳払い

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

Dictionary

Entry

咳払いきばらいNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #5160
1

clearing one's throat; cough

Examples
講演者は咳払いをした。
The speaker cleared his throat.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cough, clear throat

9 strokes

On

カイガイ

Kun

せ.くしわぶ.くせきしわぶき

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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