払 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道4Junior high level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- フツ・ヒツ・ホツ
- Kun
- はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い
- Meaning
- pay; sweep away
Origin
扌 "hand" with 厶: to sweep aside by hand — to clear away, and also to pay.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| フツ | 払暁・払底 |
|---|---|
| はらう | 払う・払い・月払い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 支払いしはらい
payment
- 払うはらう
to pay; to brush off
Example
本の代金を払った。
I paid for the book.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)