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[はら()·]
harau
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 払う

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
  2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
  3. to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
  4. to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
  5. to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
  6. to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
  7. to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
  8. to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
  9. to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
  10. to reset (an abacus)

Definition and Synonyms for 払う

Monetary Value the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Synonyms: コスト, プライス, , , , お代, 代価, 代金, 価格, 価額, , , , 値打ち, 値段, 入り, 入る, 入る, 入用, 入り用, 勘定, 定価, 御代, 必要経費, 払い, 払う, , 料金, 時価, , 用度, 相場, 経費, 買値, 費え, 費える, 費用, 通貨価値
Give dedicate
Synonyms: 充てる, 払う, 捧げる, 満つ, 費やす
Pay bear (a cost or penalty) , in recompense for some action
Synonyms: 払う
Pay be worth it
Synonyms: つぐ, 収める, 引き合う, 払う, 支払う, 注ぐ
Brush remove with or as if with a brush
Synonyms: 払う, 掃く
Give convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.
Synonyms: 払う, 申し送る
Defrayment the act of paying money
Synonyms: ペイメント, 入金, 払い, 払う, 払い出し, 払い出す, 払い渡す, 払い込み, 払い込む, 支弁, 支払い, 支払う, 納付, 納入, 納金
Banish drive away
Synonyms: 一掃, 払う, 追い払う
Fund furnish money for
Synonyms: 払う
Honour accept as pay
Synonyms: 受け入れる, 払う
Compensate make payment to
Synonyms: 代償, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報う, 報いる, 弁償, 応える, 払う, 支払う, 補償, 贖う
Pay discharge or settle
Synonyms: つぐ, 収める, 引き合う, 払う, 支払う, 注ぐ
Relegate expel, as if by official decree
Synonyms: 払う, 放逐, 追放
Shun expel from a community or group
Synonyms: はねる, ひり出す, 払う, 放り出す, 放逐, 爪弾き, 爪弾き, 爪弾く, 追い出す, 追放, 除籍
Banish ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Synonyms: ひり出す, 払う, 放り出す, 放逐, 追い出す, 追放
Give bestow
Synonyms: 払う, 申し送る
Compensate compensate
Synonyms: 代償, 償う, 埋め合せる, 埋め合わす, 埋め合わせ, 報う, 報いる, 弁償, 応える, 払う, 支払う, 補償, 贖う

Meanings for each kanji in 払う

» pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of

Categories 払う is a member of

Remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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Cerebrate use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
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Abide put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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Communicate transmit thoughts or feelings
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Mercantilism transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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Dispel force to go away
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Support support materially or financially
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Accept receive willingly something given or offered
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Pay give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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Throw Out force to leave or move out
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Be have the quality of being
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Value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
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Settle dispose of
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 払う

Conjugations for 払う

masu stem
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harai
Negative stem
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harawa
te-form
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haratte
Negative te-form
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harawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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harawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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harau
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawanai
Past Indicative Form
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haratta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawanakatta
Presumptive Form
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haraou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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haraimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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haraimasen
Past Indicative Form
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haraimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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haraimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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haraimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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haraitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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haraitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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haraitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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haraitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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haraita
te-form
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haraitakute
Negative te-form
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haraitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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haraitaku
Provisional Form
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haraitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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haraitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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haraitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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haraitakunakattara
Objective Form
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haraitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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harae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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harainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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haraeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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harawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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harattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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harattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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haraeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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haraenai
Past Indicative Form
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haraeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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haraenakatta
masu-stem
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harae
te-form
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haraete
Negative te-form
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haraenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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haraemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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haraemasen
Past Indicative Form
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haraemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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haraemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawarenai
Past Indicative Form
[はら()···]
harawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawarenakatta
masu stem
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haraware
te-form
[はら()···]
harawarete
Negative te-form
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harawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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harawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawasenai
Past Indicative Form
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harawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawasenakatta
masu stem
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harawase
te-form
[はら()···]
harawasete
Negative te-form
[はら()·····]
harawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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harawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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harawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawasarenakatta
masu stem
[はら()···]
harawasare
te-form
[はら()····]
harawasarete
Negative te-form
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harawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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harawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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harawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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harawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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harawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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harawazaru

Sample Sentences for 払う

I paid her five dollars.
It was not until yesterday that he was free of debt.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
They insisted on my paying the money.
I paid his wages on the spot.

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