払
- On
- ふつ;ひつ;ほつ
- Kun
- はら.う;-はら.い;-ばら.い
- Stroke count
- 5
・pay
・clear out
・prune
・banish
・dispose of
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “払う”
払う
はらう
to pay (e.g. money, bill)
Example sentence
I'm not sure I can afford it.
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to brush off;to wipe away;to clear away;to dust off;to cut off (e.g. branches)
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to pay (e.g. attention);to show (e.g. respect, concern)
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to sweep (e.g. one's legs);to knock aside
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to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
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to reset (an abacus)