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はらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
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)
Alt. forms
払はらう
94%
はらう
5%
Pitch accent
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Top 14700
Conjugations...Used in: 775
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
to shake off
to stay calm; to keep cool
to mow down
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to pay respect (to)
to vacate; to move out
to vacate; to move out
to pay
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to blow off
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to draw a sword
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to pay attention (to)
to sell off; to sell completely
to pay respect (to)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to show interest in
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
to open; to vacate
to pay a bill
to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions
to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions
to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; (lit.) to brush the dirt from a beard
Examples (101 in total)
I'll pay.
I'll pay for it.
I'll pay today.
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