Japanese

はらう
Meaning: to exorcise; to purify; to ward off evil
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 祓う 祓わない
Polite 祓います 祓いません
Past 祓った 祓わなかった
Polite + Past 祓いました 祓いませんでした
Te-form 祓って 祓わなくて
Potential 祓える 祓えない
Passive 祓われる 祓われない
Causative 祓わせる 祓わせない
Causative + Passive 祓わされる 祓わされない
Imperative 祓え 祓うな

Handwriting

祓
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Example sentences

I prayed to exorcise evil spirits.
神官は桃弧棘矢を使って悪を祓う
The priest uses the peach bow and thorny arrow to ward off evil

Usage Notes

Often used in a spiritual or religious context to remove impurities or evil influences.

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