払 Kanji – pay
The Japanese kanji 払 can mean pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of.
Meaning and Readings
How is 払 read?
払 has the onyomi readings フツ, ヒツ, ホツ and the kunyomi readings はらう, -はらい, -ばらい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as futsu, hitsu, hotsu, harau, harai, barai.
Common Japanese Words Using 払
These common Japanese words contain 払. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 支払う（しはらう） — to pay
- 酔っ払い（よっぱらい） — drunkard
- 酔っ払う（よっぱらう） — to get drunk
- 不払い（ふばらい） — nonpayment, default
- 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
- 払う（はらう） — to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- 払拭（ふっしょく） — wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling
- 分割払い（ぶんかつばらい） — payment by installments, payment by instalments, hire-purchase
- 未払い（みはらい） — unpaid, overdue