さや
鞘
　
を
はら
払
　
う

expression, Godan verb

  1. to draw a sword.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さや
鞘
　
を
はら
払
　
う
 鞘を払う さやをはらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sheath, case, margin
さや　ショウ　ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)
leather, skin, reform
カク　かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
pay, clear out, prune
はら.う　フツ　はらい (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)