きりはらう

切り払う
to clear away
to clear land
to prune
to lop off

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きりはらう【切り払う】

〔枝などを〕 cut [chop] away 《shoots, twigs》; clear away 《undergrowth》; 〔樹林を〕 clear 《the land of trees》.

●枝を切り払う prune away [lop off] twigs and branches

・敵を切り払う scatter an enemy force 《with swords》; clear 《the land》 of an enemy force

・斜面の木を切り払って造成する clear a slope of trees and prepare the land for building lots.