借り
Japanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- 借 (more common as an abbreviation)
Etymology edit
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借 |
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kun’yomi |
Originally the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 借る (karu, “to borrow”), now also the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of modern verb 借りる (kariru, “to borrow”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- borrowing, a debt, a loan (for the borrower, not the lender)
- (obsolete) in the Edo period, a system for arranging house calls by prostitutes
- (accounting, abbreviation) borrower, debtor: short for 借方 (karikata)
Antonyms edit
(antonym(s) of “borrowing, debt”): 貸し (kashi): lending, a credit, a loan (for the lender, not the borrower)