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借貸 (しゃくたい, shakutai) Japanese meaning: loan | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Related words 貸たい 借しゃく 貸借 (たいしゃく) also means lending and borrowing, but it is more common and neutral. 借貸 (しゃくたい) is rarer and may carry a slightly more formal or literary tone.
ローン ローン is the common loanword for a loan (especially a bank loan), while 借貸 is a native Japanese term that is less frequently used in modern speech.
Etymology Compound of 借 (しゃく, 'borrow') and 貸 (たい, 'lend'). The reading しゃくたい is a kan'on reading. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is formed from two characters representing the reciprocal actions of borrowing and lending.
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