ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
借 means borrow
借
亻 person · 昔 long ago
借Memory trick
A person who borrowed something long ago (昔): to borrow.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- borrow, rent
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 4 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かりる kariru
かりる (kariru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) シャク shaku
シャク (shaku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
借りる かりる · kariru
to borrow
Built from
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廾 Used in 38 kanji
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What does 借 mean?
Right: 借 means borrow.Not quite: 借 means borrow.In 借りる, which reading does 借 use?
Right. 借りる is read かりる (kariru): 借 takes か, its Japanese reading, with りる after it.Not quite. 借りる is read かりる (kariru): 借 takes か, its Japanese reading, with りる after it.