Word details

薙ぎ払う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 薙ぎ払う.

Dictionary

Entry

薙ぎ払うなぎ払うなぎはらうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #13302
1

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

薙

mow down (the enemy)

16 strokesGrade 9

On

テイチ

Kun

な.ぐなぎか.る
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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