Japanese symbol for “lease”
貸し
かし
Romaji: kashi
loan; lending; hire; rental
In Japanese, lease is 貸し, read かし (kashi).
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Meanings
- n loan; lending; hire; rental; lease
- n favor; favour; debt; obligation
- n creditor; method of lending; credit side
Written forms: 貸し、貸. Readings: かし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lease”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リース | リース riisu | lease |
| 租借 | そしゃく soshaku | lease (of territory) |
| 借り入れる | かりいれる kariireru | to borrow; to rent; to lease |
| 借り上げる | かりあげる kariageru | to hire; to lease; to requisition |
| 借地権 | しゃくちけん shakuchiken | lease; leasehold; land-lease rights |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貸出 | かしだし kashidashi | lending; loaning |
| 賃貸 | ちんたい chintai | leasing (out); renting out; hiring out |
| 貸す | かす kasu | to lend; to loan |
| 貸付 | かしつけ kashitsuke | loan |
| 貸借 | たいしゃく taishaku | loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lease”.
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.