How to say 'Loan' or 'Borrowing' in Japanese | 貸借

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The Japanese word for Loan or Borrowing is 'Taishaku', written as 貸借 in Japanese.'Loan' or 'Borrowing' in hiragana is たいしゃく.

word

貸借

Meaning

Loan, Borrowing

Reading

たいしゃく

taishaku

Kanji

貸Lend, Loan 借Borrow, Rent

Explanation

The Japanese noun '貸借 (たいしゃく)' refers to the act of lending or borrowing, often used in financial or legal contexts. It can describe both the action of lending something (貸す) and borrowing something (借りる). For example: The loan agreement was signed「貸借契約が結ばれた」(たいしゃくけいやくがむすばれた). He is responsible for the borrowing「彼は貸借の責任者です」(かれはたいしゃくのせきにんしゃです). This term is commonly used in accounting to describe liabilities and assets, such as in '貸借対照表 (たいしゃくたいしょうひょう)' (balance sheet).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5534

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 貸借

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

貸

Meaning

Lend, Loan

kanji

借

Meaning

Borrow, Rent

Words Related to 貸借 Through the Kanji 貸

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 貸 as well.

word

貸し出す

Meaning

Lend

word

貸す

Meaning

Lend

word

貸し出し

Meaning

Lending

Words Related to 貸借 Through the Kanji 借

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 借 as well.

word

借りる

Meaning

Borrow

word

借金

Meaning

Debt

word

借り入れ

Meaning

Borrowing

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