漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
払: pay, clear out
Also: prune, banish, dispose of
JLPT N35 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 厶 gives the sound
5 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
フツfutsu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 払拭するふっしょくするwipe out
- 払拭ふっしょく
はらうharau · kun'yomi · on its own
- 払うはらうpay, brush
- 支払しはらいpayment
-はらい-harai · kun'yomi
- 払い落とすはらいおとすbrush off
- 酔っ払いよっぱらいdrunkard
- 払いはらいpayment; bill; account
-ばらい-barai · kun'yomi
- 分割払いぶんかつばらいpayment by installments
Also read ヒツ, ホツ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 厶 family reads シ (shi); 払 is read フツ、ヒツ、ホツ.
Also read ヒツ
4 kanji share this on'yomiAlso read ホツ
2 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side払 pay · 厶
vs打 strike · 丁In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 拂 · fú
払 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 拂 in both simplified and traditional script.
- Simplified
- 拂 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 拂 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fú most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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