払 — kanji meaning “pay”
払
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
- Meanings
- pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
- On'yomi
- フツ (futsu)、ヒツ (hitsu)、ホツ (hotsu)
- Kun'yomi
- はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
- Name readings
- はらい
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #813 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- fú, bì — Chinese character page
Words with 払
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
| 払い | はらい harai | payment; bill; account |
| 払う | はらう harau | to pay (e.g. money, bill) |
| 払拭 | ふっしょく fusshoku | wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating |
| 前払い | まえばらい maebarai | payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment |
| 酔っ払い | よっぱらい yopparai | drunk person; (a) drunk |
| 未払い | みはらい miharai | unpaid; overdue |
| 払い戻し | はらいもどし haraimodoshi | repayment; refund; payback |
| 酔っ払う | よっぱらう yopparau | to get drunk |
| 払い下げ | はらいさげ haraisage | sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal |
| 分割払い | ぶんかつばらい bunkatsubarai | payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase |
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