支し払はらう

Kanji

• 支branch, support, sustain
• 払pay, clear out, prune

Similar words

• 払はらう

  払う is a broader verb meaning 'to pay', 'to brush away', or 'to clear'. 支払う is specifically for monetary payment and is more formal.

• 支し払はらい

  支払い is the noun form meaning 'payment'. 支払う is the verb.

Etymology

Compound of 支 (ateji for 'support'/'branch') and 払う (to pay). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with paying out money.