Keyword
pay
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig798
Old form拂
Readings
はら
(77%)
ばら
(12%)
ぱら
(5%)
ふっ
(3%)
Composed of
left hand
arm of a bodybuilder
Used in vocabulary (291 in total)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
clearing one's throat; cough
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to pay attention (to)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to pay respect (to)
to sell off; to sell completely
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to stay calm; to keep cool
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to brush off; to shake off
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
unpaid; overdue
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
clearing one's throat; cough
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
repayment; refund; payback
deferred payment
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
dawn; daybreak
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
to draw a sword
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
to sell off; to sell completely
to make a sale of government property
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
interest payment
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
nonpayment; default
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
cash payment; paying in cash
overpayment; paying too much
amount of payment; amount paid
daily wages; payment by the day
refund; rebate; repayment
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
amount of payment; amount paid
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to deposit; to pay in
banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
lump-sum payment; paying the entire sum in one transaction
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
temporary advance (of money)
supplementary payment
to sell off; to sell completely
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to drive someone off with gunfire
to pay (out); to drive away
harai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw; hip sweep
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
payment date; date of payment
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
payment moratorium; extension on payment; respite for payment
refusing to see a visitor
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
hossu; (ceremonial) fly whisk; horse tail whisk
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
revolving payments; payment via multiple installments
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
arrears; arrearage
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to decline to pay; to refuse payment
lump-sum payment; paying in a lump sum
paying with a (credit, debit) card; card payment
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal
payment date; date of payment
paying out; issuance; delivery
refund; rebate; repayment
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
payment procedure; payment arrangements
articles disposed of or sold off by the government
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
paying out; issuance; delivery
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
temporary advance (of money)
bill payable; note payable
weeding (prior to tree-planting)
repayment; refund; payback
receipts and payments
loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
deferred payment
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
revolving payments; payment via multiple installments
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
temporary advance (of money)
discarded article
yearly payment; annual payment
pre-payment; advance payment
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
payment period; term of payment
recovery from an illness
to purify; to exorcise
to pay; to pay out; to pay over
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
unpaid; overdue
used item (to be sold to a shop); unwanted goods
credit card payment
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
overpayment
to open; to vacate
payment method
clearing one's throat; cough
prepayment (of postage, shipping, etc.)
in calligraphy, a triangular stroke going from upper left to lower right
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)
advancing foot sweep
rear footsweep
number of payments; number of instalments
overpayment; paying too much
payment moratorium; extension on payment; respite for payment
used item (to be sold to a shop); unwanted goods
interest expense; interest paid
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
to open; to vacate
in calligraphy, a stroke going from upper right to lower left with a pointed tail
one-time payment; lump-sum payment
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
repayment; refund; payback
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
payment on an installment system; payment on an instalment system; easy payment plan
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
payment for products (e.g. online orders) at a convenience store; convenience store payment
duster; dusting; removing dust
deferred payment
payment procedure; payment arrangements
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
payment error; mischarge
receipts and payments
paid-up; prepaid
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
to drive someone off with gunfire
duster; dusting; removing dust
balance due; arrears
delay in payment
repayment; refund; payback
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
to pay (out); to drive away
harai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw; hip sweep
arrears; arrearage
lump-sum payment; paying in a lump sum
bill payable; note payable
weeding (prior to tree-planting)
used item (to be sold to a shop); unwanted goods
payment method
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
prepayment (of postage, shipping, etc.)
advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)
advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)
duster; dusting; removing dust
one-time payment; lump-sum payment
purification wand with paper streamers used in rites
being out of
not paid up (capital)
deferred payment
deferred payment
sight bill; demand bill; demand draft
sight bill; demand bill; demand draft
exporting on a deferred-payment basis
clearance sale; warehouse sale
deficit in long-term capital
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
string trimmer; line trimmer; weed whacker; strimmer
performance-based pay; achievement-based pay; payment linked to performance
receipts and payments; income and expenditure
receipts and payments; income and expenditure
loan repayment
loan repayment
outstanding account; unpaid account
outstanding account; unpaid account
exile from Kyoto (Edo-period punishment)
stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo-period punishment)
brush for dusting off clothes
to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
sum left unpaid; sum yet to be paid; arrears
paying upon checking in (as opposed to at the time of booking); pay at property
paying upon checking in (as opposed to at the time of booking); pay at property
seasonal payment; payment made at the Bon festival; year-end payment
paying (what one owes); properly paying (for services, etc. rendered)
paying (what one owes); properly paying (for services, etc. rendered)
harai-te (comp. karuta); sweeping take; one of the fundamental styles of taking cards
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
Examples (200 in total)
Are you going to pay?
How much did you pay?
How much do I have to pay for it?