払 pay

(handleft) + ム (moocow)
★★★★★
5 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

Mnemonic

I use my hand to pay for the moocow.

Kunyomi

はら*う pay
★★★★★

Jukugo

酔っ払い(よっぱらい)

drunk ★★★★★ SARC
酔 (drunk) + 払 (pay) = 酔っ払い (drunk)

drunk (literally, 'paying for one's drink'!)

払い戻す(はらいもどす)

refund ★☆☆☆☆
払 (pay) + 戻 (return) = 払い戻す (refund)

give me my money back, you shystey douchetool.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
仏 Buddha PERSON 人
私 me / private WHEAT
拡 to expand WIDE 広
払 pay HAND 手

Buddha is a PERSON.

I myself cut the WHEAT.

You enlarge something by making it WIDER.

I use my HAND to pay.