How to say 'Payment' in Japanese | 支払い

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The Japanese word for Payment is 'Shiharai', written as 支払い in Japanese.'Payment' in hiragana is しはらい.

word

支払い

Meaning

Payment

Reading

しはらい

shiharai

Kanji

支Branch, Support 払Pay, Drive away

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '支払い (しはらい)' means 'payment'. It refers to the act of paying money for goods, services, or debts. This word is commonly used in financial, business, and everyday contexts. For example: I made the payment yesterday「昨日、支払いをしました」(きのう、しはらいをしました). The payment is due next week「支払いは来週です」(しはらいはらいしゅうです). It can also be used in compound words like '支払い方法 (しはらいほうほう)' (payment method) or '支払い期限 (しはらいきげん)' (payment deadline).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2955

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 支払い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

支

Meaning

Branch, Support

kanji

払

Meaning

Pay, Drive away

Hiragana in the Word 支払い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 支払い Through the Kanji 支

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 支 as well.

word

支える

Meaning

Support

word

支払う

Meaning

Pay

word

支持

Meaning

Support

word

支出

Meaning

Expenditure

word

支配

Meaning

Control, Domination

word

収支

Meaning

Balance

word

支度

Meaning

Preparation

word

支援

Meaning

Support

word

支給

Meaning

Provision

word

支那

Meaning

China

word

支店

Meaning

Branch

Words Related to 支払い Through the Kanji 払

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 払 as well.

word

払う

Meaning

Pay, Sweep

word

酔っ払い

Meaning

Drunk

word

酔っ払う

Meaning

Drunk

word

支払う

Meaning

Pay

word

払い

Meaning

Payment

word

払い込む

Meaning

Pay

word

払い戻す

Meaning

Refund

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What does 'Shiharai' (支払い) mean?

'Shiharai' means 'Payment' .

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