払(はら)い

ばらい
noun, suffix
payment
1. payment; paying
The act of paying money, often used as a suffix to indicate a payment method or timing.
給料(きゅうりょう)は月末(げつまつ)払(ばら)いです。
Salaries are paid at the end of the month.
現金(げんきん)払(ばら)いでお願(ねが)いします。
Cash payment, please.
分割(ぶんかつ)払(ばら)いは可能(かのう)ですか。
Is installment payment possible?

払(はら)い (read as ばらい when used as a suffix) indicates a method or timing of payment. Derived from the verb 払(はら)う (to pay).

Compounds

  • 現金(げんきん)払(ばら)い: cash payment
  • カード払(ばら)い: card payment
  • 分割(ぶんかつ)払(ばら)い: installment payment
  • 一括(いっかつ)払(ばら)い: lump-sum payment
  • 月末(げつまつ)払(ばら)い: end-of-month payment
  • 後(あと)払(ばら)い: deferred payment
  • 前(まえ)払(ばら)い: advance payment

Pronunciation

As a standalone noun, read as はらい. As a suffix in compounds, read as ばらい (rendaku/sequential voicing).

Similar words

  • 払(はら)い/〜払(ばら)い: payment (everyday, often suffix)
  • 支払(しはら)い: payment (more formal, used in contracts and invoices)
  • 決済(けっさい): settlement, payment processing (business/financial term)

Related Words

Related: 払(はら)う (to pay (verb))
Synonym: 支払(しはら)い (payment (formal))
Compare: 決済(けっさい) (settlement, payment processing)
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Added 2026.2.3 11:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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