JLPT N4 · Verb

払う (harau)

払う (はらう, harau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pay (e.g. money, bill)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はらう
Romaji: harau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to pay (e.g. money, bill) · godan verb, transitive
to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches) · godan verb, transitive
to drive away (e.g. one's competitors) · godan verb, transitive
to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of · godan verb, transitive
to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern) · godan verb, transitive

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.

Tatoeba #83844

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.

Tatoeba #215834

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 払う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	払う	はらう harau
Polite (~masu)	払います	はらいます haraimasu
Negative	払わない	はらわない harawanai
Polite negative	払いません	はらいません haraimasen
Past	払った	はらった haratta
Polite past	払いました	はらいました haraimashita
Negative past	払わなかった	はらわなかった harawanakatta
Te-form	払って	はらって haratte
Potential	払える	はらえる haraeru
Passive	払われる	はらわれる harawareru
Causative	払わせる	はらわせる harawaseru
Volitional	払おう	はらおう haraou
Imperative	払え	はらえ harae
Conditional (~ba)	払えば	はらえば haraeba

Kanji in 払う

払

pay, clear out, pruneフツ・ヒツ・はら.う・-はら.い · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 払う.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1501620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.