How to say 'Payment' in Japanese | 払い

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

word

払い

Meaning

Payment

Reading

はらい

harai

Kanji

払Pay, Drive away

Explanation

The Japanese noun '払い (はらい)' refers to the act of paying or settling a debt. It is commonly used in contexts involving financial transactions, such as paying bills, fees, or installments. For example: I made the payment「払いをしました」(はらいをしました). The monthly payment is due「月払いが期限です」(つきばらいがきげんです). This word can also appear in compound terms like '分割払い (ぶんかつばらい)' (installment payment) or '前払い (まえばらい)' (advance payment).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5823

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 払い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

払

Meaning

Pay, Drive away

Hiragana in the Word 払い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 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

支払い

Meaning

Payment

word

払い込む

Meaning

Pay

word

払い戻す

Meaning

Refund

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What does 'Harai' (払い) mean?

'Harai' means 'Payment' .

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