払拭・払しょく|ふっしょくfusshoku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
ふっしきfusshiki[0]heiban (flat)
Which spelling to use
払拭払拭 is the most common form and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should choose 払拭 as their default.
払しょく払しょく is a less common variant written with kanji and kana mixed. Beginners should use 払拭 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbwiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
Conjugation
Dictionary form払拭する(ふっしょくする)
Polite (masu)払拭します(ふっしょくします)
Negative (nai)払拭しない(ふっしょくしない)
polite (masen)払拭しません(ふっしょくしません)
classical zu / nu払拭せず・払拭せぬ(ふっしょくせず・ふっしょくせぬ)
Past (ta)払拭した(ふっしょくした)
polite (mashita)払拭しました(ふっしょくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)払拭しなかった(ふっしょくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)払拭しませんでした(ふっしょくしませんでした)
Te form払拭して(ふっしょくして)
Potential払拭できる(ふっしょくできる)
Passive払拭される(ふっしょくされる)
Causative払拭させる(ふっしょくさせる)
Causative passive払拭させられる(ふっしょくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)払拭すれば(ふっしょくすれば)
tara払拭したら(ふっしょくしたら)
Volitional払拭しよう(ふっしょくしよう)
polite (mashou)払拭しましょう(ふっしょくしましょう)
Imperative払拭しろ(ふっしょくしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym拭き取るふきとるNeutralA verb for wiping a stain off with a cloth. It stresses the physical act of wiping, whereas 「払拭」 is mostly figurative, used for dispelling doubts or impressions.
  • Synonym拭い取るぬぐいとるWrittenA verb for wiping off stains or sweat. More solemn than 「拭き取る」 and leaning toward written or formal prose.
  • Synonym拭い去るぬぐいさるNeutralA verb for wiping something away thoroughly; figuratively it can dispel anxiety, as in 「不安を拭い去る」. The closest of all to 「払拭」.
  • Synonym拭きとるNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「拭き取る」 with the same meaning: wiping a stain off.
  • Antonym定着ていちゃくNeutralAn antonym: taking root or becoming established, the opposite of 「払拭」 wiping an impression away.
  • Antonym固着こちゃくNeutralAn antonym: sticking fast or staying fixed in one place, the opposite of what 「払拭」 wipes away.

Use 「払拭」 to completely dispel doubts or bad impressions, as in 「不安を払拭する」. For actually wiping something off say 「拭き取る」, for wiping it away 「拭い去る」; the antonym is 「定着」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. すっかり拭い去ぬぐいさること。
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