支払い・支払|しはらいshiharai[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
支払い支払い is the more common form and the recommended choice for beginners. Its kanji-and-kana spelling is the form to use when writing the word.
支払支払 is a less common kanji-only variant. You may encounter it as an alternative written form, but beginners should generally choose 支払い instead.
Definitions
  1. nounpayment
    彼かれは借金しゃっきんの支払しはらいを要求ようきゅうした。↗
    He demanded payment of the debt.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym払いはらいNeutralPaying or settling a bill; mostly appears in compounds such as 「現金払い」 and 「後払い」 rather than standing alone.
  • Synonym納入のうにゅうWrittenA written/formal term for paying taxes or fees and for delivering goods, as in 「授業料の納入」.
  • Synonym納付のうふWrittenA written/formal term for paying taxes or insurance premiums to the state or public agencies, as in 「税金の納付」.
  • Synonym納金のうきんWrittenA written/formal term for money paid in; rare, with 「支払い」 or 「納付」 the usual choice.
  • SynonymペイメントNeutralLoanword for payment, seen mainly in the names of electronic payment services.
  • Synonym支弁しべんWrittenA written/formal term for defraying expenses, as in 「経費を支弁する」; rare.
  • Related払い込みはらいこみNeutralPaying money in, such as insurance premiums or payments on shares; can be made through a bank account or at a counter.
  • Related払い出しはらいだしNeutralPaying out or issuing money and goods from an account or warehouse; the opposite of paying in, 「払い込み」.
  • Antonym受け取りうけとりNeutralReceiving money or goods, or a receipt; the receiving side that stands opposite to paying, 「支払い」.
  • Antonym未払いみはらいNeutralNot yet paid, as in 「代金が未払い」; contrasts with 「支払い」 in whether payment has been made.

Use 「支払い」 for paying money or settling a bill. To speak of paying money in, use 「払い込み」; for paying taxes, 「納付」 or 「納入」. The opposite of paying is receiving, 「受け取り」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 動詞どうし「しはらう」の連用形れんようけい。
  2. 代金だいきんや料金りょうきんなどを相手あいてに払はらうこと。
  3. 金銭きんせんの債務さいむを履行りこうすること。
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