Word Meaning 祓う

はらう harau

祓う is read as はらう (harau) and means to exorcise.

Meaning

English

  1. to exorcise
  2. to cleanse
  3. to purify

Reading

Kana

はらう

Romaji

harau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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かのじょはけがれをはらうためにやしろをおとずれた。

She visited the shrine to purify herself from impurity.

ふるいいえのわるいきをはらうときいた。

I heard that the ritual can exorcise the bad energy from an old house.