貸かし

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

loan; lending; rental; lease

General term for lending or renting out something, often used in compound words like 貸し出し or 貸し切り.

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The library lends out books.

この店みせはビデオの貸かしをやめた。

This store stopped renting videos.

2

noun

favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

Refers to a favor done for someone, creating a sense of indebtedness. Common in phrases like 貸しがある (I am owed a favor) or 貸しを作る (to put someone in one's debt).

彼かれに貸かしがあるから、今こん度ど助たすけてもらおう。
He owes me a favor, so I'll ask him for help next time.
あの人ひとに貸かしを作つくりたくない。
I don't want to be indebted to that person.

3

noun

creditor; credit side; method of lending

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 貸方 (かしかた). Used in accounting or financial contexts to refer to the credit side or a creditor.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に貸かしがあるto have a favor owed to you by someone
田た中なかさんには貸かしがある。
Tanaka owes me a favor.
〈人ひと〉に貸かしを作つくるto do someone a favor, putting them in your debt
困こまっていた同どう僚りょうを手伝てつだって、貸かしを作つくった。
I helped my struggling coworker, so now he owes me one.
貸かしにしておくto let something go for now, treating it as a favor owed
今こん回かいは貸かしにしておくよ。
I'll let it slide this time—you owe me one.

Expressions

貸かし借かりなしeven; square; owing nothing to each other
庇ひさしを貸かして母屋おもやを取とられるgive an inch and they take a mile; kindness repaid with ingratitude

Kanji

貸lend

Related words

恩おんN3sense 2
貸し refers to a specific favor you can point to and expect repaid, while 恩 is a broader, more emotional sense of gratitude or indebtedness for kindness received.
貸たい与よ sense 1
貸し is the plain, everyday word for lending something, while 貸与 is a stiffer, more formal or official term used in contracts and institutional contexts.

Opposites

借かりN1
貸し is a favor or loan you have given (something owed to you), while 借り is a debt or favor you owe to someone else.

Politeness

貸かし方かたpolite 丁寧語sense 3
貸し is the everyday abbreviation, while 貸方 is the full, formal accounting term for the credit side or a creditor.

Word family· 40

貸かし切きりN1
reserving exclusively; full booking; chartering
金かね貸かし
moneylending; lending money · moneylender; loan shark
貸かし借かりN2
lending and borrowing; loan transactions

Written forms

貸かしUsage27%
Standard spelling with okurigana; high priority.
貸かしUsage57%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 貸し.
かしUsage15%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 貸す (かす, to lend), with the continuative form used as a noun. The kanji 貸 is composed of 貝 (shell, money) and 代 (substitute), suggesting the concept of lending money or goods.

貸かし出だすN3

lend out; loan out; rent out

高こう利り貸がし

usurer; loan shark; usury; loansharking

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貸かし主ぬし
lender; creditor; landlord
貸かし手て
lender
貸かし付つける
lend; loan
先さき貸がし
payment in advance; advance payment
内うち貸がし
advance on salary; salary advance
前まえ貸がし
advance payment; paying in advance
又また貸がし
sublease; sublet; lend something borrowed
浮うき貸がし
illegal loan; loan sharking
貸かし元もと
financier; lender; financial backer · gambling boss; head of a gambling house
貸かし地ち
land for rent; rental land
貸かし席せき
room for rent; rentable meeting space
貸かし料りょう
rental fee; loan charge
賃ちん貸がし
leasing out; renting out; letting

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