- 1. [v5u, vt] to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | なぎはらう | (nagiharau) |
| Polite | なぎはらいます | (nagiharaimasu) |
| Past, plain | なぎはらった | (nagiharatta) |
| Past, polite | なぎはらいました | (nagiharaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | なぎはらわない | (nagiharawanai) |
| Negative, polite | なぎはらいません | (nagiharaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | なぎはらわなかった | (nagiharawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | なぎはらいませんでした | (nagiharaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | なぎはらって | (nagiharatte) |
| Potential | なぎはらえる | (nagiharaeru) |
| Volitional | なぎはらおう | (nagiharaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | なぎはらえば | (nagiharaeba) |
| Passive | なぎはらわれる | (nagiharawareru) |
| Causative | なぎはらわせる | (nagiharawaseru) |
| Imperative | なぎはらえ | (nagiharae) |