JLPT N1Kanji compounds

払拭

Readingふっしょくfusshoku

Meaning
悪い印象や疑念などをきれいに取り除くこと
Explanation
「払拭(ふっしょく)」 means to completely remove a bad impression, anxiety, doubt, etc., used as in 「不信感を払拭する」. Unlike c3's physical cleaning of "washing things with water," 拭 here targets mainly abstract things. c1's "to pay a fee" is an error pulled by the character 払.
Original Japanese explanation

「払拭(ふっしょく)」は悪い印象・不安・疑念などをすっかり取り除くことで、「不信感を払拭する」のように使う。c3の「物を水で洗う」物理的な清掃とは違い、払拭は主に抽象的なものを対象とする。c1の「代金を支払う」は「払」の字に引きずられた誤りである。

Examples
  • 不信感を払拭する

Quick check

Please choose the most appropriate meaning of 「払拭」.

Tap the answer you think is right.

Practice this in the app

Sullivan Japanese grades your reading, writing, listening and speaking with AI and always serves the right question for your level. Free every day.

All JLPT N1 words