Word Meaning 掻払う

かっぱらう kapparau

掻払う is read as かっぱらう (kapparau) and means to swipe.

Meaning

English

to swipe
to filch
to pilfer
to snatch
to walk off with

Reading

Kana

かっぱらう

Romaji

kapparau

Writing Variants

かっ払う かっぱらう kapparau
掻っ払う かっぱらう kapparau
搔っ払う かっぱらう kapparau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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掻払い

かっぱらい

pilferer

掻き回す

かきまわす

to rummage around

掻く

かく

to perspire

支払う

しはらう

to pay

払う

はらう

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

酔っ払う

よっぱらう

to get drunk

追い払う

おいはらう

to drive away

取り払う

とりはらう

to clear away

落ち着き払う

おちつきはらう

to stay calm

売り払う

うりはらう

to sell off

引き払う

ひきはらう

to vacate

撃払う

うちはらう

to drive someone off with gunfire