払(はら)うto pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off, to clear away, to prune, to drive away

Common

1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

   1. 1.

      to pay (e.g. money, bill)

   2. 2.

      to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches)

   3. 3.

      to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)

   4. 4.

      to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of

   5. 5.

      to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern)

   6. 6.

      to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert

   7. 7.

      to move out (of one's own place), to vacate

   8. 8.

      to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside

   9. 9.

      to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)

   10. 10.

       to reset (an abacus)