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借

借 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かりる。
  2. 貸す。
  3. 仮。
  4. 仮に。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「人」 + 音符「昔」。「かりる」を意味する漢語｛借 ,｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

borrow, rent

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シャクElem.
Kun (native)
  • か(りる)Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音jie4
  • 한글cha
  • 한글jeog
  • Hán-ViệtTá

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+501F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻昔

Words using this kanji

  • 借金しゃっきん返すことを前提として金銭を他者から借りること。 借りて、まだ返し終えていない金銭。 スポーツなどで、敗戦数が勝利数を上回るときの両者の差。debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money
  • 借入金かりいれきん借り受けた金銭。また、その債務。loan, loan payable, debt
  • 借款しゃっかん金銭の貸借。また、その契約。 特に国際的で長期的な資金の貸借。loan (esp. between governments)
  • 借り入れかりいれ「かりいれ」の漢字表記。borrowing (money)
  • 借地しゃくち土地をかりること。 かりた土地。leased land
  • 借りるかりるかりる 参照to borrow, to rent, to hire, to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.)
  • 借家しゃくや住むためなどのために借りる家。rented house, house for rent
  • 借りかりかりを参照。borrowing, debt, loan
  • 借り手かりてborrower, debtor, tenant
  • 借用しゃくよう借りて使うこと。 語句や文章などを引用すること。 ある言語の語彙を別の言語に移入して用いること。borrowing, loan
  • 借り主かりぬしborrower, debtor, tenant, lessee
  • 借り上げるかりあげるto hire, to lease, to requisition, to charter
  • 借り換えかりかえconversion, refunding, renewal
  • 借り入れるかりいれるto borrow, to rent, to lease, to charter
  • 借家人しゃくやにんtenant, renter
  • 借り切るかりきるかりきる 参照to hire for exclusive use, to reserve, to charter
  • 借り受けるかりうけるto borrow, to have a loan, to hire, to rent
  • 借り物かりものborrowed thing
  • 借り出すかりだすto borrow, to take out
  • 借越かりこしoutstanding debt, overdraft

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-8
Four Corner
2426.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a8.22
Heisig
1270
Nelson
490