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    3. 厄払い

    厄払い

    厄やく払ばらい​

    exorcism

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    厄祓い厄ばらい

    やくばらいやくはらい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    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)

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    Characters that make up this word

    厄
    unlucky・misfortune・bad luck・disaster
    Kanji
    払
    はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)
    pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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