借 — kanji meaning “borrow”
借
borrow, rent
- Meanings
- borrow, rent
- On'yomi
- シャク (shaku)
- Kun'yomi
- か.りる
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #932 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- jiè — Chinese character page
Words with 借
| 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 |
| 借地 | しゃくち shakuchi | leased land |
| 借り入れ | かりいれ kariire | borrowing (money) |
| 借入金 | かりいれきん kariirekin | loan; loan payable; debt |
| 借家 | しゃくや shakuya | rented house; house for rent |
| 借款 | しゃっかん shakkan | loan (esp. between governments) |
| 借用 | しゃくよう shakuyou | borrowing; loan |
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