What is the Kanji for "Borrow" and "Rent"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Borrow" and "Rent", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Borrow" and "Rent" is "借".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ka".

Its onyomi reading is "Shaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "昔" means "Old times" and can be read as "Seki" and "Mukashi".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "借" mean in japanese?

"借" means "Borrow" and "Rent".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

借りる: "Borrow". The Japanese verb '借りる (かりる)' means 'to borrow'. This verb is used to indicate that someone is temporarily taking possession of an object or service that belongs to someone else. It can be used in various contexts, such as borrowing money, books, or tools from someone. For example: I will borrow a book from the library - (私は図書館から本を借りる). Can I borrow your pen? - (あなたのペンを借りてもいいですか?)

借金: "Debt". The word '借金 (しゃっきん)' is a verbal noun that means 'debt'. It refers to an amount of money that one person or organization owes to another. Taking on debt is common, for example to finance large purchases like a house or car. However, it's important to borrow responsibly and not accumulate too much debt. For instance: I have a lot of debt - (私は借金が多い). He took out a loan to buy a new car - (彼は新しい車を買うために借金をした).

貸借: "Loan" or "Rental". 貸借 (たいしゃく)' is a Japanese noun that refers to the act of lending or renting something out. It can mean 'loan' when the focus is on the lender providing an asset, or 'rental' when the focus is on the person renting an asset. For example: I am going to the bank to get a loan - (私は銀行に貸借に行きます). The rental contract is ready to be signed - (貸借の契約書にサインする準備ができました).

借り入れ: "Loan". The Japanese noun '借り入れ (かりいれ)' refers to the act of borrowing money or taking out a loan. This term is commonly used when discussing financial matters, such as obtaining a mortgage or personal loan from a bank or financial institution. For example: I took out a loan to buy a new car - (新しい車を買うために借り入れをした). The company has a large outstanding loan - (その会社は大きな借り入れがある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.