貸
lend
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
20 of 130- 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
Study
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.