Word Meaning 薙ぎ払う

なぎはらう nagiharau

薙ぎ払う is read as なぎはらう (nagiharau) and means to mow down.

Meaning

English

  1. to mow down
  2. to cut down
  3. to slash (horizontally)
  4. to make a clean sweep
  5. to sweep away
  6. to brush away

Reading

Kana

なぎはらう

Romaji

nagiharau

Writing Variants

  • なぎ払う なぎはらう nagiharau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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酔っ払う

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取り払う

とりはらう

to clear away

売り払う

うりはらう

to sell off

追い払う

おいはらう

to drive away

引き払う

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to vacate

撃ち払う

うちはらう

to drive someone off with gunfire

振り払う

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to shake off

勘定を払う

かんじょうをはらう

to settle one's account

関心を払う

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to show interest in