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払 means 'pay'

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Strokes : 5    Frequency: 785   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-18    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 31    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 162 words   Used in 68 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   フツ
Kun
   to pay; to dispose of   はらう to pay
Additional readings
On    ヒツ   ホツ
Kun    -はらい   -ばらい
Name    はらい
Variants
拂  
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  厶 (ム) private  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 払 is used 10 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 払 is used 155 times, read 5 ways (with 3 variations).
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フツ (read as ふっ) : 2 words FIND ALL
ふ っ て い 0
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
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フツ : 1 word FIND ALL
ふ つ ぎ ょ う 0
Most common form: 仏暁
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dawn; daybreak
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ホツ (read as ほっ) : 1 word FIND ALL
ほ っ す 0
noun
priest's horsehair flapper; brush of long, white hair
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はらう : 82 words FIND ALL
は ら う 2
'u' 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)
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はらう (read as ばら) : 43 words FIND ALL
ま え ば ら い 3
payment in advance; prepayment
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-はらい (read as はらい) : 14 words FIND ALL
は ら い こ み 0
noun
payment
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はらう (read as ぱら) : 8 words FIND ALL
よ っ ぱ ら い 0
Most common form: 酔払い
noun
drunkard
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-ばらい (read as ばらい) : 4 words FIND ALL
ち ゃ く ば ら い 3
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
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An additional 7 less common words include 払 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1766  Joy o' Kanji : 1766  Key to Kanji: 930 

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払
フツ    to pay; to dispose of   はらう to pay   
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厶
ム   private
扌
hand
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