Word Meaning 払う
はらう
harau
払う is read as はらう (harau) and means to drive away (e.g. one's competitors).
Meaning
English
- to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
- to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
- to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- to reset (an abacus)
- to move out (of one's own place)
- to vacate
- to pay (e.g. attention)
- to show (e.g. respect, concern)
Reading
Kana
はらう
Romaji
harau
Writing Variants
- 掃う はらう harau