Japanese symbol for “borrowing”
借り
かり
Romaji: kari
borrowing; debt; loan
In Japanese, borrowing is 借り, read かり (kari).
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Meanings
- n borrowing; debt; loan
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “borrowing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拝借 | はいしゃく haishaku | borrowing |
| 借り入れ | かりいれ kariire | borrowing (money) |
| 借用 | しゃくよう shakuyou | borrowing; loan |
| 借入 | しゃくにゅう shakunyuu | loan; borrowing |
| 帯出 | たいしゅつ taishutsu | taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 借金 | しゃっきん shakkin | debt; loan; liabilities |
| 借りる | かりる kariru | to borrow |
| 貸借 | たいしゃく taishaku | loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing |
| 賃借 | ちんしゃく chinshaku | renting; rental; hiring |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく haishaku | borrowing |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.