Godan verb, transitive verb

支 is ateji.
  1. to pay.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
支払う しはらう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

branch, support, sustain
シ ささ.える つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
pay, clear out, prune
はら.う フツ はらい (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)