lend
On'yomi (音読み)
- タイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- か.す
- か.し-
- かし-
About this kanji
The kanji 貸 means "to lend" and is used primarily as a verb. It's common in several important compounds. For example, 貸付 (かしつけ) refers to a "loan," while 賃貸 (ちんたい) means "leasing (out)." Another useful compound is 貸出 (かしだし), which signifies "lending" and is often seen in contexts like libraries. Additionally, the term 貸し (かし) can be used to refer to a loan itself. A useful note is that this kanji can denote both the act of lending something and the item being lent, so context is key to understanding its use.
Example sentences
友達にお金を貸した。
I lent money to a friend.
Meanings across languages
- English
- lend
- Tiếng Việt
- cho vay
- 日本語
- 貸す
- 한국어
- 대출
- 中文
- 借出
- id
- meminjam
- th
- ให้ยืม
- es
- prestar
- fr
- emprunter
- de
- leihen
- pt
- emprestar
Common compounds
- 貸付かしつけloan
- 賃貸ちんたいleasing (out), renting out, hiring out
- 貸出かしだしlending, loaning
- 貸出用かしだしようcirculation or lending (e.g. library books)
- 貸しかしloan, lending, hire
- 貸すかすto lend, to loan, to rent out
- 貸家かしやhouse for rent
- 貸借たいしゃくloan, debit and credit, lending and borrowing
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