Word Meaning 咳払い

せきばらい sekibarai

咳払い is read as せきばらい (sekibarai) and means clearing one's throat.

Meaning

English

  1. clearing one's throat
  2. cough

Reading

Kana

せきばらい

Romaji

sekibarai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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せき

cough

支払い

しはらい

payment

前払い

まえばらい

payment in advance

未払い

みはらい

unpaid

払い

はらい

sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

酔っ払い

よっぱらい

drunkard

後払い

あとばらい

deferred payment

分割払い

ぶんかつばらい

payment by installments

門前払い

もんぜんばらい

turning another away at the gate or front door

利払い

りばらい

interest payment

不払い

ふばらい

nonpayment

一括払い

いっかつばらい

lump-sum payment

Example Sentences

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He cleared his throat.

Tom cleared his throat.

Tom is coughing.

The speaker cleared his throat.

Tom cleared his throat and continued to speak.

He cleared his throat before starting the lecture.

She has the habit of clearing her throat whenever she's nervous.