漢字城 Kanji Fortress

払 pay

On'yomi
フツ
Kun'yomi
はら-う
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Secondary school

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): はら-う.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
払 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Your hand (扌) lets a private (厶) bit of your money go — you pay.

A common word

  • 払う はらう to pay

Example sentences

  • おかねはかーどではらいます。

    I'll pay by card.

  • きのう、やちんをはらいました。

    I paid the rent yesterday.

Kanji that share a part

扌 is its radical. 90 kanji share it in all.

  • 押 push
  • 持 hold
  • 才 genius N3
  • 打 strike N3
  • 技 skill N3
  • 投 throw N3
  • 折 fold N3
  • 抜 slip out N3

厶 is a component. 20 kanji share it in all.