追(お)い払(はら)う

おいはらう
verb (godan)
to drive away; to chase off
1. to drive away; to chase off; to shoo away
To force someone or something to leave by chasing or threatening them.
犬(いぬ)を追(お)い払(はら)った。
I chased the dog away.
蚊(か)を手(て)で追(お)い払(はら)った。
I shooed away the mosquito with my hand.
不安(ふあん)を追(お)い払(はら)おうとした。
I tried to shake off my anxiety.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Takes を. Compound verb: 追(お)う + 払(はら)う.

NUANCE: The 払(はら)う component adds the sense of sweeping away or brushing off. Can be used both for physical beings (animals, people) and abstract concepts (worries, bad thoughts).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 虫(むし)を追(お)い払(はら)う: to shoo away bugs
  • 邪気(じゃき)を追(お)い払(はら)う: to drive away evil spirits
  • 不安(ふあん)を追(お)い払(はら)う: to chase away anxiety

SIMILAR:

  • 追(お)い出(だ)す: to throw out, to kick out (more forceful)
  • 振(ふ)り払(はら)う: to shake off

Related Words

Related: 追(お)い出(だ)す
Related: 追(お)う
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Added 2026.1.17 20:08 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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