Japanese Word of the Day
払う
ha-RA-u • verb (transitive, Godan) — 10th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to pay; to brush off or sweep away
Examples
- レジで代金を払いました。
(I paid the bill at the register.) - コートの雪を払ってから家に入りました。
(I brushed the snow off my coat before going into the house.) - 新しい機械の修理代を自分で払わなければならない。
(I have to pay the repair cost for the new machine myself.)
Synonyms
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払う is a common transitive verb used both for paying money (e.g., bills, fees) and for physically brushing or sweeping something off (dust, snow). It appears in set phrases like 注意を払う (to pay attention). Polite form is 払います; casual past is 払った. Use 支払う or 清算する for formal/financial contexts when emphasizing settlement of payment.
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