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to shake off
- 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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