厄払い – vocab dash

厄やく払ばらい

Meanings

Noun

Suru verb

Intransitive verb

1. exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

2. exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

Other readings

厄やく払はらい

Kanji used

厄unlucky 払pay

Pitch accent

やくばらい

Composed of

厄やく

misfortune; bad luck; evil; disaster; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

Noun

払はらい

payment; bill; account; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

Noun