な
薙
　
ぎ
はら
払
　
う

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to mow down, to cut down, to slash (horizontally), to make a clean sweep, to sweep away, to brush away.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
な
薙
　
ぎ
はら
払
　
う
 薙ぎ払う なぎはらう
　
な
　
ぎ
はら
払
　
う
 なぎ払う なぎはらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mow down (the enemy)
なぎ　な.ぐ　テイ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
pheasant
チ　ジ　きじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
pay, clear out, prune
はら.う　フツ　はらい (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)