To Pay
To Brush Off
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means pay so the verb vocab version is to pay.
This word also means to brush off, like when you brush dirt or dust off of something.
The reading comes from the one you learned with the kanji.
お金を払う
to pay money
料金を払う
to pay a fee, to pay the cost
注意を払う
to pay attention
人に払う
to pay someone
そのために払う
to pay for that
代わりに払う
to pay on someone’s behalf
払わない
not to pay
払いません
not to pay
払う人
a payer, the person who will pay
払うお金
money to be paid, the money one will pay
払う気
willingness to pay
あ、いいよ。オレが払うよ。
Oh, it's okay. I'll pay for it.
ここは私が代わりに払っておきます！
I’ll pay on your behalf for now.
女王は、サッとホコリを払って、イスに座った。
The queen quickly dusted off her chair and sat down in it.
メールを送る前に、文法やスペルミスに注意を払いましょう。
Before sending an email, pay attention to grammar and spelling mistakes.