JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Kanji 払: "pay, clear out, prune"
The kanji 払 means "pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read フツ, ヒツ, ホツ in on'yomi and はら.う, -はら.い, -ばら.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フツヒツホツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はら.う-はら.い-ばら.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 813 of 2,501 |
Common words with 払
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 払うto pay (e.g. money, bill) · to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off
- 振り払うse débarrasser de (en secouant), repousser d'un geste
- 支払うto pay
- 咳払いclearing one's throat; cough
- 追い払うto drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
- 注意を払うto pay attention (to)
- 支払いpayment
- 酔っ払うto get drunk
- 払いのけるto ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
- 薙ぎ払うto mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep
- 払拭wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
- 酔っ払いdrunk person; (a) drunk · being drunk; getting drunk
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