Accounting term for the party that lends money or the credit side of a ledger. Opposite of 借り方 (debtor).
See also: 借方
method of lending
Refers to the way or manner of lending something, not a person or account. Less common than the accounting sense.
This bank's lending method is very strict.
Enter the amount on the credit side.
Check the balance between the creditor and the debtor.
貸し is the everyday abbreviation, while 貸方 is the full, formal accounting term for the credit side or a creditor.
credit memo; credit note
Standard kanji spelling for accounting and lending contexts.
Alternative spelling with okurigana, also common.
Compound of 貸し (kashi, 'lending') + 方 (kata, 'side' or 'method'). The kanji spelling 貸方 is a standard abbreviation of 貸し方.