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払子 (ほっす) — hossu | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
払子

払子

払ほっ子す

hossu

Kanji Vocab Religion & Philosophy8 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

ほっす

Noun

1.

hossu, (ceremonial) fly whisk, horse tail whisk

Buddhism

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Kanji that make up this word

はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)

pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of

こ・-こ・ね…(9)

child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac

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