Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
813 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 払暁 【フツギョウ】 dawn, daybreak

Kun reading compounds

  • 払う 【はらう】 to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches), to drive away (e.g. one's competitors), to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of, to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern), to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert, to move out (of one's own place), to vacate, to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside, to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy), to reset (an abacus)

Readings

Japanese names:
はらい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2, bi4
Korean:
bul, pil

Spanish

  • pagar
  • saldar
  • liquidar
  • tributar

Portuguese

  • pagamento
  • limpar
  • podar
  • bamir
  • livra-se de

French

  • payer
  • nettoyer
  • tailler
  • bannir
  • se débarrasser de
1766 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
664 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1828 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
904 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
555 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
582 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
189 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
855 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
225 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11784 Morohashi
194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 New Nelson (John Haig)
738 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
798 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1048 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1371 2001 Kanji
3c2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
5203.0 Four corner code
1-42-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6255 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
wipe, mop, swab
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2421 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 拭浄 【ショクジョウ】 wiping and purifying, wiping and cleansing
  • 払拭 【フッショク】 wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling
  • 清拭 【セイシキ】 bed bath, sponge bath, blanket bath, toilet
  • 払拭 【フッショク】 wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling
  • 清拭 【セイシキ】 bed bath, sponge bath, blanket bath, toilet

Kun reading compounds

  • 拭う 【ぬぐう】 to wipe, to mop up, to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.), to dispel (e.g. shame), to erase, to remove
  • 拭く 【ふく】 to wipe, to dry

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi4
Korean:
sig

Spanish

  • barrer
  • fregar
  • limpiar

Portuguese

French

1897 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1072 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
453 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
338 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11989 Morohashi
2144 New Nelson (John Haig)
2254 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
695 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c6.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-6 SKIP code
5304.0 Four corner code
1-31-01 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62ed Unicode hex code