支払い

• 読み: しはらい
• ローマ字: shiharai
• 漢字の分解: 支 (shi) — to support, to branch; 払 (harai) — to pay, to sweep away
• 発音: /ɕi.ha.ɾa.i/

意味

Payment. The act of paying money owed for goods, services, or debts.

A noun derived from the verb 支払う (to pay). 支払い is used in both formal business contexts and daily life to refer to the act or process of payment. Common expressions include 支払いを済ませる (to complete a payment) and 支払い方法 (payment method). More formal than 払い.

例文

1. クレジットカードでの支払いは可能ですか。
2. 家賃の支払いは毎月二十五日です。
3. 支払いが遅れると追加料金がかかります。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, business, finance

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 支 (to support, to branch) and 払 (to pay, to sweep away) with the nominalizing い suffix. Originally meant distributing or dispensing money.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal