払はらいのける

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

ward off; brush away; fling off; drive away

Used for physically pushing aside, brushing off, or repelling something unwanted, such as an obstacle, a person's hand, or an abstract thing like doubt.

彼かれは差さし出だされた手てを払はらいのけた。
He brushed away the hand that was offered to him.

不ふ安あんを払はらいのけて前まえに進すすもう。

Let's cast aside our anxiety and move forward.

Written forms

払はらいのけるUsage80%
Standard spelling using the common kanji 払う and kana for the auxiliary part.
はらいのけるUsage12%
払はらい除のけるUsage7%
Alternative kanji spelling; 除ける adds a nuance of removing or excluding.
払はらい退のけるUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 退ける suggests driving away or repelling.

Kanji

払pay, clear out, prune
除exclude, division (x/3), remove
退retreat, withdraw, retire

Similar words

払はらう
払う is the base verb meaning 'to pay' or 'to brush away', while 払いのける emphasizes forcefully pushing something aside or driving it away.
除のける
除ける means 'to remove' or 'to set aside', often without the brushing or sweeping motion implied by 払いのける.

Etymology

Compound of 払い (continuative form of 払う 'to brush away') + のける ('to put aside, remove').