借り

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
借
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kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
借 (abbreviation)

Originally the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 借る (karu, “to borrow”), now also the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of modern verb 借りる (kariru, “to borrow”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かり [kàrí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲi]

Noun

借(か)り • (kari)

borrowing, a debt, a loan (for the borrower, not the lender)
(obsolete) in the Edo period, a system for arranging house calls by prostitutes
(accounting, abbreviation) borrower, debtor: short for 借方(かりかた) (karikata)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “borrowing, debt”): 貸(か)し (kashi): lending, a credit, a loan (for the lender, not the borrower)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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