Word Meaning 掻払い

かっぱらい kapparai

掻払い is read as かっぱらい (kapparai) and means pilferer.

Meaning

English

  1. pilferer
  2. (petty) thief
  3. (bag) snatcher
  4. pilfering
  5. snatching
  6. swiping
  7. filching

Reading

Kana

かっぱらい

Romaji

kapparai

Writing Variants

  • かっ払い かっぱらい kapparai
  • 掻っ払い かっぱらい kapparai
  • 搔っ払い かっぱらい kapparai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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掻払う

かっぱらう

to swipe

掻き回す

かきまわす

to rummage around

掻く

かく

to perspire

支払い

しはらい

payment

前払い

まえばらい

payment in advance

未払い

みばらい

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

ごばらい

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