# 払 — pay

払 means “pay”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: フツ (futsu). Kun'yomi: はら(う) (harau). You'll see it in words such as 払い (harai, “payment; bill”).

- Meaning: pay
- On'yomi: フツ (futsu)
- Kun'yomi: はら(う) (harau)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 払

Parts: 扌 hand · ム elbow; private

## Words with 払

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 払い | はらい (harai) | payment; bill |
| 払う | はらう (harau) | to pay |

## Don't confuse it with

[拡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/expand/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[給](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salary/) · [販](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/selling/) · [富](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rich/) · [貿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/foreign-trade/) · [損](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/loss/) · [払](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pay/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pay/. Last updated 2026-11-01.