Japanese symbol for “lessee”
借り主
かりぬし
Romaji: karinushi
borrower; debtor
In Japanese, lessee is 借り主, read かりぬし (karinushi).
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Meanings
- n borrower; debtor
- n tenant; lessee; renter
Written forms: 借り主、借主. Readings: かりぬし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lessee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賃借人 | ちんしゃくにん chinshakunin | hirer; lessee; leaseholder |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 借金 | しゃっきん shakkin | debt; loan; liabilities |
| 借り | かり kari | borrowing; debt; loan |
| 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 |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
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.