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Kotomora

貸

lend

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ

Kun'yomi

  • か.す
  • か.し-
  • かし-

Meaning

貸 centers on giving something temporarily with the expectation of return: lending. The core idea is providing a resource to someone else for a limited time.

Most common words using 貸

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  • 貸しかし
    N3

    loan; lending; hire; rental; lease

  • 貸すかす
    N5

    to lend; to loan

  • 賃貸ちんたい
    N2

    leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting

  • 貸し切りかしきり
    N1

    reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

  • 貸出かしだし
    N3

    lending; loaning

  • 貸与たいよ

    loan; lending

  • 貸付かしつけ

    loan

  • 金貸しかねかし

    moneylending

  • 貸し借りかしかり
    N2

    lending and borrowing

  • 貸借たいしゃく
    N1

    loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing

  • 貸金かしきん

    loan; advance

  • 貸本かしほん

    books for loan

  • 賃貸借ちんたいしゃく

    renting; leasing

  • 貸し出すかしだす
    N3

    to lend; to loan; to let out on hire

  • 高利貸しこうりがし

    usurer; usury; loansharking

  • 貸家かしや
    N2

    house for rent

  • 貸し主かしぬし

    lender; creditor; landlord

  • 貸し手かして

    lender

  • 転貸てんたい

    sublease; sublet

  • 貸し付けるかしつける

    to lend; to loan

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Etymology

貸 combines 代 (substitute, replace) with 貝 (shell, money), suggesting the idea of money or goods being temporarily replaced or handed over. The modern form is consistent with this phono-semantic structure.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 代 means substitute, and the bottom 貝 means money. Imagine substituting your money by giving it to someone else temporarily: that's lending.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, picture a tie (ネクタイ) being lent to a friend: tie -> タイ, and the act of lending the tie reinforces the meaning.