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祓 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「示」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「示」
On
フツ・ハイふつ・はい · futsu · hai
Kun
はら.うhara.u
Meaning
to purify; to exorcise

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Altar 示 with 犮 as phonetic: to sweep away defilement before the gods.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 祓いはらい

    a purification rite

  • 大祓おおはらえ

    the great purification

More words with this kanji

  • 禊祓みそぎはらえ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

六(ろく)月(がつ)に大祓(おおはらい)を行(おこな)う。

The great purification is held in the sixth month.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

大祓祓大big祀to ens…祠a smal…祗revere…祚the th…祟a curs…抔and so…坏an ear…孛comet沛a down…怫vexed
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