はらふ
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
はらふ
– see the following entries.
【
祓
はら
う
】
[verb]
to
exorcise
; to
purify
【
払
はら
う
】
[verb]
to
drive away
, to
get rid of
[verb]
to
pay
(money)
[verb]
to
expend
; to
exhaust
(in order to achieve some goal)
[verb]
to
pay
; to
afford
; to
show
(
attention
,
respect
, etc.)
[verb]
to
empty
[verb]
(
calligraphy
)
to
write
as a
sweeping
stroke
to the bottom right (
㇏
)
(This term,
はらふ
(
farafu
)
, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)