Japanese symbol for “swiping”
掻っ払い
かっぱらい
Romaji: kapparai
pilfering; snatching; swiping; filching
In Japanese, swiping is 掻っ払い, read かっぱらい (kapparai).
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Meanings
- n pilfering; snatching; swiping; filching
- n pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
Written forms: 掻っ払い、掻払い、かっ払い、搔っ払い. Readings: かっぱらい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掻く | かく kaku | to scratch |
| 掻き | かき kaki | stroke (swimming); arm stroke |
| 足掻く | あがく agaku | to paw (at) the ground |
| 足掻き | あがき agaki | struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves) |
| 掻痒 | そうよう souyou | itch; itching |
| 掻爬 | そうは souha | curettage |
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.