祓

Information about character(s)

Radical: 示
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fú, fèi
Cantonese: fat1
JapaneseKun: HARAU HARAI
JapaneseOn: FUTSU HAI
Korean: PWUL

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: exorcise, remove evil; clean

CE-Dict: to cleanse/to remove evil/ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to exorcise
2.to cleanse; to clean

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《示部》祓除惡祭也。从示犮聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【示字部】祓
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤敷勿切，音拂。除災求福也。又潔也，除也。【周禮·春官】女巫掌歲時祓除釁浴。【註】祓除，如今三月上巳如水上之類。【左傳·襄二十五年】祝祓社。　又【司馬相如·封禪書】祓飾厥文。【師古註】祓飾者，除去舊事，更飾新文。　又【五音集韻】方肺切，音廢。義同。　又縣名。在琅邪郡。　又通作茀。【爾雅·釋詁】祓，福也。【註】詩：祓祿爾康矣。今詩本作茀。　又通作弗。【詩·大雅】以弗無子。【註】弗之言祓也。祓除其無子之疾。
考證：〔【爾雅·釋詁】祓，福也。【註】詩，祓祿爾康矣。〕　謹照原文爾祿改祿爾。

CF-Dict: purifier

Han-De-Dict: reinigen (u.E.)