Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to brush away, to sweep aside.
  2. to repel (e.g. enemy), to drive away, to rout.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
打ち払う うちはらう
 
打払う うちはらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strike, hit, knock
う.つ ダ うち (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
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)