Keyword
pay
- clear out
- prune
- banish
- dispose of
- Frequency
- #813
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 798
Readings
はら67%
ばら33%
Mnemonic
A left hand slaps a bodybuilder's arm away from the till as you pay the bill.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
払う
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); …
Godan verb
門前払い
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
Noun