厄払い
yakubarai
exorcism, ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
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  1. yakubarai exorcism, ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; 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 Breakdown
Unlucky, Misfortune, Bad Luck, Disaster
On: やく
4 strokes N1
Pay, Clear Out, Prune, Banish, Dispose Of
On: ふつ,ひつ,ほつ Kun: はら.う,-はら.い,-ばら.い
5 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
厄払い → 厄払くない → 厄払かった → 厄払くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても厄払いですね。
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