Word Meaning 厄払い

やくばらい yakubarai

厄払い is read as やくばらい (yakubarai) and means exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun).

Meaning

English

exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
exorcism
ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

Reading

Kana

やくばらい

Romaji

yakubarai

Writing Variants

厄払い やくはらい yakuharai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135212 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

厄介払い

やっかいばらい

driving off a troublesome person

厄介

やっかい

trouble

厄年

やくどし

bad year

厄

やく

unlucky year

厄介事

やっかいごと

troublesome matter

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

一括払い

いっかつばらい

lump-sum payment

露払い

つゆはらい

rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

月賦払い

げっぷばらい

paying in monthly installments (instalments)

要素支払い

ようそしはらい

factor payment

即時払い

そくじばらい

spot payment

暑気払い

しょきばらい

avoiding the summer heat

Example Sentences

1

神社で厄払いをした。

じんじゃでやくばらいをした。

I had an exorcism performed at the shrine.