払

JLPT N3

Pay, brush away

Readings

On’yomi: フツ (futsu)

Kun’yomi: はら(う) (hara(u))

• はら(う) – to pay, to sweep away

Structure

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Vocabulary

払う

はらう

pay

支払い

しはらい

payment

払拭

ふっしょく

wiping off

払戻し

はらいもどし

refund

払込

はらいこみ

payment deposit

Example Sentences

お金を払います。

おかねをはらいます。

I pay money.

支払いをします。

しはらいをします。

I make a payment.

汚れを払拭します。

よごれをふっしょくします。

I wipe off the dirt.

払戻しです。

はらいもどしです。

It is a refund.

払込します。

はらいこみします。

I make a deposit.

Cultural Note

🎐 In Japanese culture, 払う (harau) also appears in spiritual contexts, such as evil-cleansing rituals called お祓い (o-harai) — ceremonies performed at shrines to drive away misfortune or impurity.