01
払う
はらう
pay
Meanings
- pay
- clear out
- prune
- banish
- dispose of
Readings
Onyomi
- フツ
- ヒツ
- ホツ
Kunyomi
- はら.う
- -はら.い
- -ばら.い
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Useful words
02
支払い
しはらい
payment
03
払い戻し
はらいもどし
refund
04
前払い
まえばらい
advance payment
05
着払い
ちゃくばらい
cash on delivery
06
酔っ払い
よっぱらい
drunk person
Compare Kanji
01費Meaning86%expense, costCosts in 費 are what paying with 払 often addresses.02返Meaning78%return, answerPaying back connects 払 with the return action in 返.03掃Meaning82%sweep, brush掃 brings sweeping, a clear partner for the clear-away side of 払.04税Meaning72%tax, dutyTaxes are a familiar thing one pays, making 税 a practical money link.05手Component76%handThe hand radical makes 払 an active gesture, whether paying or sweeping aside.06捨Meaning68%discard, throw awayDiscarding in 捨 sits near the clearing-out meaning of 払.
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