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    3. 掻っ払う

    掻っ払う

    掻かっ​払ぱらう​

    to swipe

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    掻払うかっ払う搔っ払う

    かっぱらう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to swipe, to filch, to pilfer, to snatch, to walk off with
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    掻
    か.く…(1)
    scratch・rake・comb・paddle・behead
    Kanji
    払
    はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)
    pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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