払う
掃う
rarely-used kanji form
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
はらう
harau
harau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to pay (e.g. money, bill)
to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches)
to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of
to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern)
to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert
to move out (of one's own place), to vacate
to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside
to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
to reset (an abacus)
Transitive verb
to pay (e.g. money, bill) to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors) to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern) to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert to move out (of one's own place), to vacate to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy) to reset (an abacus) 定義
邪魔なものや不要なものを取り除く。 金銭を渡す。 不用なものを売り渡す。 気持ちをあるものに行き渡らせる。 目的のためにあるものを費やす。 足・刀などを横に勢いよく振る。 斜めになる画を先が細くなるように書く。 自陣に攻めこんでくる駒を取る。 Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 払う, 払います
[does], will [do] 払わない, 払いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 払った, 払いました
[did] 払わなかった, 払いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 払って, 払いまして 払わないで, 払いませんで 払わなくて
[does], will [do] 払わない, 払いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 払った, 払いました
[did] 払わなかった, 払いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 払って, 払いまして 払わないで, 払いませんで 払わなくて
Kanjis
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of Stroke: 5 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-2 FC: 5203.3 sweep, brush Stroke: 11 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 5702.2 Phrases