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    3. 払拭

    払拭

    払ふっ拭しょく

    wiping out

    KMT9News #26+1Ref L1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    払しょく

    ふっしょくふっしき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    悪わるい噂うわさを払ふっ拭しょくしたい。

    I want to dispel the bad rumors.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの努ど力りょくは、チームの不ふ安あんを払ふっ拭しょくするのに役やく立だった。

    His efforts helped to dispel the team's anxiety.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいによる汚お名めいを払ふっ拭しょくするため、彼かれは懸けん命めいに働はたらいた。

    He worked hard to wipe away the disgrace from past failures.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    企き業ぎょうは、不ふ祥しょう事じによるイメージダウンを払ふっ拭しょくするために、新あらたなキャンペーンを始はじめた。

    The company launched a new campaign to dispel the negative image caused by the scandal.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    科か学がく者しゃたちは、病びょう気きの原げん因いんを払ふっ拭しょくするための研けん究きゅうを進すすめている。

    Scientists are advancing research to eradicate the cause of the disease.

    KMT9Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    払
    はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)
    pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of
    拭
    ぬぐ.う・ふ.く…(2)
    wipe・mop・swab
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