払う
Meanings
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)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
はらう
Examples240
払える かどうか 分からない ざます。
I'm not sure I can afford it.
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.
自分 の 分 は 払います。
Let me pay my share.
ここ は 私 が 払います。
I'll pay for it.
彼 に その 金 を すぐ 払わせましょう。
He shall pay you the money at once.
私 は 彼 に 金 を 払った。
I paid him the money.