Word Meaning 大祓

おおはらえ ooharae

大祓 is read as おおはらえ (ooharae) and means great purification.

Meaning

English

great purification
purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters

Reading

Kana

おおはらえ

Romaji

ooharae

Writing Variants

大祓おおはらい ooharai
大祓い おおはらい ooharai
大祓え おおはらえ ooharae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 142243 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大祓の詞

おおはらえのことば

norito read at a great purification event

大勢

おおぜい

in great numbers

大切

たいせつ

careful

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大分

だいぶ

considerably

大金

たいきん

large amount of money

大根

だいこん

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

大雪

おおゆき

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大海

たいかい

fabric pattern