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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 掻っ払う

    掻っ払う

    掻かっ​払ぱらう​

    to swipe

    NTVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeUsually kanaKanji 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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