払 – pay, clear out, prune

5 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#813 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 払 means pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フツ、ヒツ、ホツ (futsu, hitsu, hotsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い (harau, harai, barai). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フツ	futsu
On’yomi	ヒツ	hitsu
On’yomi	ホツ	hotsu
Kun’yomi	はら.う	harau
Kun’yomi	-はら.い	harai
Kun’yomi	-ばら.い	barai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 厶・扎.

Words using 払

払うはらうto pay (e.g. money, bill)支払しはらいpayment支払うしはらうto pay払い込むはらいこむto deposit払い戻すはらいもどすto repay酔っ払いよっぱらいdrunk person

Example sentences

払えるかどうか分からないざます。

I'm not sure I can afford it.

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ジャックはブラシで上着のほこりを払った。

Jack brushed the dust off his coat.

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彼は借金の支払いを要求した。

He demanded payment of the debt.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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