ChiramiN4 kanji · 12 strokes
貸 means lend
貸
代 replace · 貝 money
貸Memory trick
Money (貝) that takes your place (代) for a while: to lend.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- lend
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 5 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かす kasu
かす (kasu) 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) タイ tai
タイ (tai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
貸す かす · kasu
to lend, to loan
Built from
- 亻 person
- 弋 stake
- 貝 shell, money
- 目 eye
- 八 eight, split apart
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
弋 Used in 9 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4目 Used in 136 kanji
See all 14 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 貸 mean?
Right: 貸 means lend.Not quite: 貸 means lend.In 貸す, which reading does 貸 use?
Right. 貸す is read かす (kasu): 貸 takes か, its Japanese reading, with す after it.Not quite. 貸す is read かす (kasu): 貸 takes か, its Japanese reading, with す after it.