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払い落とす (はらいおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

払はらい落おとす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su)

brush off; shake off

Used for removing dust, dirt, or small particles from a surface by brushing or shaking. Also used figuratively for shaking off worries or attachments.

服ふくのほこりを払はらい落おとした。
I brushed the dust off my clothes.
彼かれは不ふ安あんを払はらい落おとすように頭あたまを振ふ

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He shook his head as if to shake off his anxiety.

Written forms

払はらい落おとすUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling.
はらいおとすUsage7%
はらい落おとす
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen.

Kanji

払pay, clear out, prune
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

払はらう
払う is a broader verb meaning 'to pay', 'to brush away', or 'to drive off'. 払い落とす specifically emphasizes removing something by brushing or shaking it off a surface.
落おとす
落とす means 'to drop' or 'to let fall'. 払い落とす combines the brushing action with the result of making something fall off.

Etymology

Compound of 払い (continuative form of 払う 'to brush away') + 落とす 'to drop'.