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借

borrow
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシャク
Kun readingか.りる
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to borrow
  2. to rent
  3. to hire
  4. to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.)
  5. to obtain

Popular Usage

借りる借金借り

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · once upon a time · storyteller · salad · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1270

Compound words

借りるかりる
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain
借金しゃっきん
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money; number of games under the .500 mark
借りかり
borrowing; debt; loan
借款しゃっかん
loan (esp. between governments)
借地しゃくち
leased land
貸借たいしゃく
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
賃借ちんしゃく
renting; rental; hiring; leasing (from)
拝借はいしゃく
borrowing
借家しゃくや
rented house; house for rent
間借りまがり
renting a room
借入金かりいれきん
loan; loan payable; debt
前借りまえがり
getting an advance (on one's salary)
借り入れかりいれ
borrowing (money)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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