Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “咳払い”

咳払い

せきばらい

clearing one's throat; cough

Example sentence

The speaker cleared his throat.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

咳
On
かい;がい
Kun
せ.く;しわぶ.く;せき;しわぶき
Stroke count
9

・cough

・clear throat

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払
On
ふつ;ひつ;ほつ
Kun
はら.う;-はら.い;-ばら.い
Stroke count
5

・pay

・clear out

・prune

・banish

・dispose of

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