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貸し借り (かしかり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

貸かし借かり

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

lending and borrowing; loan transactions

Refers to the mutual act of lending and borrowing, often used in contexts like money, books, or favors between people.

友とも達だちとの貸かし借かりは、きちんとしておいたほうがいい。
It's better to keep lending and borrowing with friends clear.
彼かれはお金

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貸か

し

借か

り

に

は

とても

厳きび

しい

。

He is very strict about lending and borrowing money.

Kanji

貸lend
借borrow, rent

Similar words

貸かす
貸す means 'to lend', focusing on the lender's action, while 貸し借り covers both lending and borrowing as a mutual concept.
借かりる
借りる means 'to borrow', focusing on the borrower's action, while 貸し借り covers both sides of the transaction.

Etymology

Compound of 貸し (kashi, 'lending', from 貸す) and 借り (kari, 'borrowing', from 借りる). The combination expresses the reciprocal relationship of lending and borrowing.