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借

Borrow
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシャク
Kun readingか.りる
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 4Level 18

Verbs with «借»

借りる

Meanings

  1. borrowRtK
  2. rent
    彼らは借家に住んでいる。They live in a rented house.tatoeba
  1. to borrow
  2. to rent
  3. to hire
  4. to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.)
  5. to obtain

Popular Usage

借りる借金借り

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · once upon a time · storyteller · salad · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1270

Compound words

借りるかりる
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain
借金しゃっきん
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money; number of games under the .500 mark
貸借たいしゃく
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
借りかり
borrowing; debt; loan
借款しゃっかん
loan (esp. between governments)
借地しゃくち
leased land
賃借ちんしゃく
renting; rental; hiring; leasing (from)
拝借はいしゃく
borrowing
借家しゃくや
rented house; house for rent
間借りまがり
renting a room
借入金かりいれきん
loan; loan payable; debt
前借りまえがり
getting an advance (on one's salary)
借り入れかりいれ
borrowing (money)
恩借おんしゃく
loan
仮借かしゃく
pardon
借銭しゃくせん
debt
借貸しゃくたい
loan
借賃かりちん
rental fee
租借そしゃく
lease (of territory)
円借款えんしゃっかん
international yen loan
借り賃かりちん
rental fee
租借地そしゃくち
leased territory
隠れ借金かくれしゃっきん
hidden debts
永代借地えいたいしゃくち
perpetual lease

Kun Reading Examples

本は一度に３冊借りる事が出来ます。かりる
You can borrow three books at a time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親の手伝いをしに行ったのではなくお金を借りに行った。
He went not to help his father but to borrow money from him.tatoeba
彼は彼女から本を借りたことを後悔した。
He regretted having borrowed that book from her.tatoeba
彼は彼女からその本を借りたことを後悔した。
He regretted borrowing the book from her.tatoeba
彼は彼らから多額の金を借りようとしたが駄目だった。
He tried to borrow a large sum of money from them in vain.tatoeba
ただし、資料を借りるには図書館カードが必要である。
However, one needs a library card to borrow material.wiki
武蔵に逃れた小文吾は並四郎と言う男と出会い、一夜の宿を借りる。
Kobungo fled to Musashi, met a man named Namishiro and stayed at his house.wiki
それにより、それまでの借金を返済した。
This enabled him to repay the loan that he had until then.wiki
また梅若六郎家が鯨井家に巨額の借金をしていた。
Also, the Rokuro UMEWAKA family owed a large debt to the Kujirai family.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Borrow. 亻 (person) + 昔 (past) — something taken before that must be returned.

Practice Writing

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