ひげちりはら
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, う)
Idiomatic
1. to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
Kanji used
beard
dust
pay
Composed of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)