Chinese edit

 
to lend; to borrow; excuse
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
to use
simp. and trad.
(借用)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

借用

  1. to borrow (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)
  2. to use something for another purpose

Synonyms edit

  • (to borrow): 假借 (jiǎjiè)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Grade: 4
よう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しゃく)(よう) (shakuyōしやくよう (syakuyou)?

  1. borrowing (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)
    語彙(ごい)借用(しゃくよう)
    goi shakuyō
    lexical borrowing

Verb edit

(しゃく)(よう)する (shakuyō suruしやくよう (syakuyou)?suru (stem (しゃく)(よう) (shakuyō shi), past (しゃく)(よう)した (shakuyō shita))

  1. to borrow (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN