Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of はらう – see the following entries.
払う
[verb] to drive away, to get rid of
[verb] to give away, to pay
[verb] to empty
[verb] (calligraphy) to write as a sweeping stroke to the bottom right ()
祓う
[verb] to exorcise; to purify
(This term, はらう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はらう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はらう.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 掃う.)