焼き払う

Reading

Kana: やきはらう

Romaji: yakiharau

Definition

v5u

vt

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

Kanji

焼

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける

Meanings: bake, burning

払

Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い

Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Example Sentence

これらの家(いえ)は敵軍(てきぐん)の手(て)で焼(や)き払(はら)われた。

➥These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy.