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    3. 取り払う

    取り払う

    取とり​払はらう​

    to remove

    KMT10News #37+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    取りはらう取払うとり払う

    とりはらう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to remove, to take away, to clear away
    2.
    to tear down, to pull down, to demolish

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    古ふるい家か具ぐを取とり払はらって、部へ屋やを広ひろくしました。

    I removed the old furniture and made the room spacious.

    KMT7Home & HousingDaily Life
    庭にわの雑ざっ草そうを取とり払はらうのに一いち日にちかかった。

    It took a whole day to clear away the weeds in the garden.

    KMT9Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かれは壁かべのポスターを一いち枚まい一いち枚ま丁いね寧んいに剥はがし、長なが年ねんの汚よごれを取とり払はらった。

    He carefully peeled off each poster from the wall and removed years of dirt.

    KMT10Daily LifeHome & Housing
    誤ご解かいを取とり払はらうためには、率そっ直ちょくな話はなし合あいが必ひつ要ようだ。

    To clear away misunderstandings, frank discussion is necessary.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    道どう路ろ工こう事じのため、古ふるい建たて物ものが次つぎ々つぎと取とり払はらわれている。

    Due to road construction, old buildings are being torn down one after another.

    KMT10Daily LifeHome & Housing

    Characters that make up this word

    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    払
    はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)
    pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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