Onyomi: ヒツ, フツ, ホツ · Kunyomi: -はら.い, -ばら.い, はら.う · Meanings: banish, clear out, dispose of, pay, prune
Kanji for banish, clear out, dispose of, pay, prune
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払 combines the hand radical 扌 with the element 厶, which originally represented something small, private, or tucked away. In ancient usage, this character showed a hand moving to push away or remove something that was in the way. Over time, this physical action of “brushing off” or “clearing away” became connected to the idea of paying or settling something — like pushing a burden aside. Thus 払 came to mean both to sweep away physically and to pay or settle something in life.
払 shows a hand (扌) pushing something small aside (厶), expressing the idea of clearing away or settling something — like paying or removing what’s owed.
Imagine using your hand (扌) to brush something aside (厶) and clear it away — that’s 払, the motion of paying or removing what needs to be handled.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 払う | はらう | to pay (e.g. money, bill) | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | to repay, to pay back, to refund, to reimburse | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 払い込む | はらいこむ | to deposit, to pay in | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 払い | はらい | payment, bill, account | common Noun |
| 払い戻し | はらいもどし | repayment, refund, payback | common Noun, Suru verb |
| 払いのける | はらいのける | to ward off, to brush away, to fling off, to drive away | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 払拭 | ふっしょく | wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 払い下げる | はらいさげる | to make a sale of government property | Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 払い下げ | はらいさげ | disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets), sale | Noun |
| 払い落とす | はらいおとす | to brush off, to shake off | Godan verb with 'su' ending |
| 払子 | ほっす | hossu, (ceremonial) fly whisk, horse tail whisk | Noun |
| 払いきる | はらいきる | to pay off completely (e.g. loan) | Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
| 払い残り | はらいのこり | balance due, arrears | Noun |
| 払い超 | はらいちょう | deficit in long-term capital | Noun |
| 払い下げ品 | はらいさげひん | articles disposed of or sold off by the government | Noun |