せき
咳
ばら
払
　
い

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. clearing one's throat, cough.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せき
咳
ばら
払
　
い
 咳払い せきばらい
せき
咳
　
ば
　
ら
　
い
 咳ばらい せきばらい
　
せ
　
き
ばら
払
　
い
 せき払い せきばらい
せ
咳
　
き
ばら
払
　
い
 咳き払い せきばらい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cough, clear throat
せき　せ.く　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い　ガイ　り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
pay, clear out, prune
はら.う　フツ　はらい (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)