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Japanese symbol for “payment”

Romaji: shiharai
payment

In Japanese, payment is , read (shiharai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n payment

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

branch, support, sustain
on: シ
kun: ささ.える、つか.える、か.う
4 strokes · JLPT 2
pay, clear out, prune
on: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
kun: はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “payment”

WordReadingMeaning
はらい haraipayment; bill; account
のうにゅう nounyuupayment (of taxes, fees, etc.)
だいきん daikinprice; cost; charge
ゆうしょう yuushou(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
のうふ noufupayment; supply

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しえん shiensupport; backing; aid
しじ shijisupport; backing; endorsement
しはい shihairule; domination; control
してん shitenbranch office; branch store
しはらう shiharauto pay
はらい haraipayment; bill; account
はらう harauto pay (e.g. money, bill)
ふっしょく fusshokuwiping out; sweeping away; eradicating

See also: Chinese symbol for “payment”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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