Entry
  1. Noun

    pilfering; snatching; swiping; filching

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 掻払い【かっぱらい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

Kun
か.く
On
ソウ
Strokes
11
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c10.11The Kanji Dictionary
5703.6Four corner code
63bbUnicode hex code
1-33-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1980Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2175New Nelson (John Haig)
619Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2252Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2356Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12477XMorohashi
sao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Kun
はら.う-はら.い-ばら.い
On
フツヒツホツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
813 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

Used in names as

はらい

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
3c2.2The Kanji Dictionary
5203.0Four corner code
1371deroo
6255Unicode hex code
1-42-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1828Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2062New Nelson (John Haig)
194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
225Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
738Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
798Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
664A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
904Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11784Morohashi
1766A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
582Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
555Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1048Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
189Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
855Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
746Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu2, bi4Pinyin reading
bul, pilKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level