はらい
Meanings
Noun
1. payment; bill; account
2. sweeping; clearing away
3. sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
rear footsweep
to brush off; to shake off
to deposit; to pay in
duster; dusting; removing dust
payment
to make a sale of government property
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
overpayment; paying too much
to pay (out); to drive away
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
unpaid; overdue
repayment; refund; payback
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
paying out
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
weeding (prior to tree-planting)
receipts and payments
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
discarded article
to pay; to pay out; to pay over
in calligraphy, a triangular stroke going from upper left to lower right
advancing foot sweep
balance due; arrears
in calligraphy, a stroke going from upper right to lower left with a pointed tail
being out of
cash payment
overpayment
deficit in long-term capital
performance-based pay; achievement-based pay; payment linked to performance
brush for dusting off clothes