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払 はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of 3 813 5 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic You´re at a restaurant and raise your finger to indicate to the waiter that you want to pay. Your friend elbows you in the ribs -- it´s his shout, and he insists on taking care of the bill. 798

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フツ、ヒツ、ホツ はらい 支払い(しはらい): payment支払う(しはらう): to pay払う(はらう): (1) to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.) (2) to brush; to wipe; to clear away; to dust off; to prune away branches (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sweep out酔っ払い(よっぱらい): drunkard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 S 手: hand厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 手 4 拂 pay You are walking out of the restaurant when the waiter uses his FINGERS to grab you at the ELBOW and says, "excuse me sir, didn´t you forget to PAY?".

Kanji	払
Onyomi	フツ、ヒツ、ホツ
Kunyomi	はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
Nanori	はらい
English	pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Examples	支払い(しはらい): payment 支払う(しはらう): to pay 払う(はらう): (1) to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.) (2) to brush; to wipe; to clear away; to dust off; to prune away branches (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sweep out 酔っ払い(よっぱらい): drunkard 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
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	813
Components	手: hand 厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)
Number of Strokes	5
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	拂
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	pay
Koohii Story 1	You´re at a restaurant and raise your finger to indicate to the waiter that you want to pay. Your friend elbows you in the ribs -- it´s his shout, and he insists on taking care of the bill.
Koohii Story 2	You are walking out of the restaurant when the waiter uses his FINGERS to grab you at the ELBOW and says, "excuse me sir, didn´t you forget to PAY?".
RTK Index (new)	798

Pay Clear E.G One's Restaurant Waiter 払 フツ、ヒツ、ホツ

Pay Clear E.G One's Restaurant Waiter 払フツ、ヒツ、ホツ