単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#513 most used

払う

はらう2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to pay

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Let me pay my share.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

They paid us each 1,000 yen.

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MEANINGS

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)

godan verb · transitive

3

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

godan verb · transitive

4

to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of

godan verb · transitive

5

to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)

godan verb · transitive

6

to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert

godan verb · transitive

7

to move out (of one's own place); to vacate

godan verb · transitive

8

to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside

godan verb · transitive

9

to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)

godan verb · transitive

10

to reset (an abacus)

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#513 most used

Written払う only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium