焼き払う

やきはらう

Also written 焼きはらう, 焼払う

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

Kanji

• 焼 burn. Read as やき.
• 払 pay. Read as はらう.

Example sentences

• これらの家は敵軍の手で焼き払われた。
  These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy.
• 竜崎が私たちのアパートを焼き払ったので、竜崎に対する私の主人の憎しみは一層ひどくなりました。
  Tatsuzaki burnt down our apartment, so my husband's hatred towards him increased immensely.

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