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払

pay
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingフツ、ヒツ、ホツ
Kun readingはら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
  2. to brush off
  3. to wipe away
  4. to clear away
  5. to dust off

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 798

Compound words

払うはらう
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off
支払うしはらう
to pay
払拭ふっしょく
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
払いはらい
payment; bill; account; sweeping; clearing away
不払いふばらい
nonpayment; default
未払いみはらい
unpaid; overdue
利払いりばらい
interest payment
支払いしはらい
payment
前払いまえばらい
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
酔っ払いよっぱらい
drunkard
酔っ払うよっぱらう
to get drunk
払い込むはらいこむ
to deposit; to pay in
払い戻すはらいもどす
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
分割払いぶんかつばらい
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
門前払いもんぜんばらい
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; rejecting without consideration
払い戻しはらいもどし
repayment; refund; payback
支払い方法しはらいほうほう
payment method
お支払い方法おしはらいほうほう
payment method

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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