掻っ払い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掻	払
か Hyōgai	はら > ぱら Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
搔っ拂い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 掻っ払う.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠p̚pa̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

掻(か)っ払(ぱら)い • (kapparai) ^{←かっぱらひ (kapparafi)?}

1. snatching, stealing in plain view