払 Kanji for pay

N3–N2Grade 85 strokes

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Kun: はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
On: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ

払 is the Japanese kanji for pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of. It is written with 5 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い and its on reading is フツ、ヒツ、ホツ.

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Words with 払

払はらうto pay (e.g. money, bill)
払はらいpayment, bill, account
支し払はらいpayment
支し払はらうto pay
未み払はらいunpaid, overdue
利り払ばらいinterest payment

Practice 払 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.