祓 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「示」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「示」
- On
- フツ・ハイ
- Kun
- はら.う
- Meaning
- to purify; to exorcise
Origin
Altar 示 with 犮 as phonetic: to sweep away defilement before the gods.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 祓いはらい
a purification rite
- 大祓おおはらえ
the great purification
Example
六月に大祓を行う。
The great purification is held in the sixth month.
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