払う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はら
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Verb

払う (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 拂う, transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana はらう, rōmaji harau, historical hiragana はらふ)

  1. to drive away, to get rid of
    •  () (はえ) (はら)
      te de hae o harau
      to whisk flies off
    •  () () () (はら)
      kumo no su o harau
      to remove spiderwebs
  2. to give away, to pay
    •  (きゅう) (りょう) (はら)
      kyūryō o harau
      to pay salary
    •  () (せい) (はら)
      gisei o harau
      to make a sacrifice
  3. to empty
    •  () () (はら)
      heya o harau
      to clear out the room

Conjugation

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