払う

Meanings

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)

Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive

Kanji

• 払

  Meanings

  pay, clear out, prune, banish

  On reading

  フツ、ヒツ、ホツ

  Kun reading

  はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• 払えるかどうか分からないざます。

  I'm not sure I can afford it.

  Tatoeba #83844 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ジャックはブラシで上着のほこりを払った。

  Jack brushed the dust off his coat.

  Tatoeba #215834 · CC BY 2.0 FR