This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フツ、ヒツ、ホツ、はら.う、-はら.い、-ばら.い
Romaji: futsu, hitsu, hotsu, hara.u, -hara.i, -bara.i
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: はらい
Romaji: harai
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Romaji

Meanings

pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  813
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  pil
Chinese Reading:  bi4
Unicode:  6255
JIS:  4A27

Indexes

Halpern Index: 194
Nelson Index: 1828
New Nelson Index: 2062
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c2.2
Four Corner Index: 5203.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1766
Gakken Index: 664
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11784
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0101
Remembering the kanji Index: 738
Busy People Index: 2.9
Kanji Flashcards Index: 555
Kodansha Compact Index: 855
Kanji in Context Index: 189
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 143
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 171
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 746
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 798
Essential Kanji Index: 904
Kodansha Kanji Index: 225
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1371
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1048

Words

支払う (しはらう)
to pay
支払い (しはらい)
payment
追い払う (おいはらう、おいぱらう)
to drive away
酔っ払う (よっぱらう)
to get drunk
払い下げ (はらいさげ)
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
払う (はらう)
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); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
払い (はらい)
payment; bill; account; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
焼き払う (やきはらう)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
払拭 (ふっしょく、ふっしき)
wiping out; sweeping away
払い戻し (はらいもどし)
repayment; refund; payback
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