吹き払う

ふきはらう

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to blow off

Kanji

• 吹 blow. Read as ふく.
• 払 pay. Read as はらう.

Example sentences

• 雲は風に吹き払われた。
  The clouds were driven away by the wind.
• 霧は、吹き払う風が出てくるまで晴れないでしょう。
  The fog won't clear until there's a wind to blow it away.

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