Word Meaning 切払う

きりはらう kiriharau

切払う is read as きりはらう (kiriharau) and means to clear away.

Meaning

English

  1. to clear away
  2. to clear land
  3. to prune
  4. to lop off

Reading

Kana

きりはらう

Romaji

kiriharau

Writing Variants

  • 斬り払う きりはらう kiriharau
  • 切り払う きりはらう kiriharau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125151 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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給料支払小切手

きゅうりょうしはらいこぎって

paycheck

切実

せつじつ

pertinent

切断

せつだん

cutting

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

切腹

せっぷく

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

切望

せつぼう

earnest desire

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

切除

せつじょ

cut off

切り取る

きりとる

to cut off

切り返す

きりかえす

to perform a twisting backward knee trip

切り返し

きりかえし

railway switchback