What does 払い mean?
払い is a Japanese noun meaning “payment; bill; account” in English. It can also be translated as “sweeping, sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)” depending on context. It is written as 払い in kanji, はらい in hiragana, and harai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
これは、会社払いだ。
Charge this to my company.
漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.