引き払う|ひきはらうhikiharau[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto move out (of); to leave; to vacate
Conjugation
Dictionary form引き払う(ひきはらう)
Polite (masu)引き払います(ひきはらいます)
Negative (nai)引き払わない(ひきはらわない)
polite (masen)引き払いません(ひきはらいません)
classical zu / nu引き払わず・引き払わぬ(ひきはらわず・ひきはらわぬ)
Past (ta)引き払った(ひきはらった)
polite (mashita)引き払いました(ひきはらいました)
Past negative (nakatta)引き払わなかった(ひきはらわなかった)
polite (masen deshita)引き払いませんでした(ひきはらいませんでした)
Te form引き払って(ひきはらって)
Potential引き払える(ひきはらえる)
Passive引き払われる(ひきはらわれる)
Causative引き払わせる(ひきはらわせる)
Causative passive引き払わせられる・引き払わされる(ひきはらわせられる・ひきはらわされる)
Conditional (ba)引き払えば(ひきはらえば)
tara引き払ったら(ひきはらったら)
Volitional引き払おう(ひきはらおう)
polite (mashou)引き払いましょう(ひきはらいましょう)
Imperative引き払え(ひきはらえ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym立ち去るたちさるNeutralLeaving the scene or spot where one stands, with the focus on the person going away; 「引き払う」 is about giving up a home and moving everything out.
  • Synonym去るさるNeutralA broad word for leaving a place, and also for time passing; it does not suggest vacating a home, while 「引き払う」 means packing up and moving out of one.
  • Synonym退去たいきょFormalFormal term for vacating or clearing out, as when a tenant leaves or in 「強制退去」; 「引き払う」 is the everyday word.
  • Related離れるはなれるNeutralCovers separating or moving apart, stressing distance; you need not move house. 「引き払う」 specifically means leaving the place you lived.
  • Related離れ去るはなれさるWrittenWritten/formal prose, and rare: leaving the place or relationship one has been in. To vacate a home, use 「引き払う」.
  • Antonym居座るいすわるNeutralAntonym: to stay put or keep occupying a place or position instead of leaving — the opposite of moving out and vacating with 「引き払う」.

Use 「引き払う」 for vacating a home you rent or live in, as in 「アパートを引き払う」. For simply leaving a scene, 「立ち去る」 fits; in formal or legal contexts 「退去」 is used, and 「居座る」 is the opposite — staying on.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 住すんでいた場所ばしょから出でていく。転居てんきょする。
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