払 フツ • ヒツ • ホツ はら.う • -はら.い • -ばら.い pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of Grade Level 8 5 Strokes ➥
払う はらう to pay (e.g. money, bill) v5u vt to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches) v5u vt to drive away (e.g. one's competitors) v5u vt to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of v5u vt to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern) v5u vt to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert v5u vt to move out (of one's own place); to vacate v5u vt to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside v5u vt to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy) v5u vt to reset (an abacus) v5u vt Beginner ➥