also: はらえ
noun
Primarily a Shinto term for ritual purification or driving out evil spirits; also used more broadly for cleansing or exorcism.
神社でお祓いを受けた。
I received a purification ritual at the shrine.
悪霊を払うための祓いの儀式が行われた。
A purification ceremony to drive away evil spirits was performed.
Abbreviated kanji form; also read はらえ in some contexts.
Alternate reading of the abbreviated form, used in specific Shinto terms or names.
Derived from the verb 祓う (はらう), meaning to purify or exorcise. The noun form 祓い (はらい) refers to the act or ritual of purification.