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厄払い 【やくばらい】

  1. [n,vs,vi] exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
  2. [n,vs,vi] exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
厄 Unlucky, Misfortune, Bad Luck, Disaster ヤク
払 Pay, Clear Out, Prune, Banish, Dispose Of フツ, ヒツ, ホツ はら.う, -はら.い, -ばら.い