JLPT N4 · 10 strokes
Kanji 借: "borrow, rent"
The kanji 借 means "borrow, rent". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シャク in on'yomi and か.りる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.りる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | borrow, rent |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 932 of 2,501 |
Common words with 借
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 借りるto borrow · to rent; to hire
- 借金debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money · number of games under the .500 mark
- 借りborrowing; debt; loan
- 拝借borrowing
- 手を借りるto get (someone's) help; to ask for help
- 借り物borrowed thing
- 借りを返すto pay back a debt · to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
- 貸し借りlending and borrowing
- 借り受けるto borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent
- 助けを借りるto get help; to enlist aid
- 間借りrenting a room
- 借金取りdebt collection; debt collector
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