借 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- シャク
- Kun
- か(りる)
- Meaning
- borrow, rent
Origin
A phono-semantic character with 人 (person) and 昔 as the sound, meaning to borrow something from someone.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャク | 借用・借金・貸借 |
|---|---|
| かりる | 借りる・借り |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 借金しゃっきん
debt
- 借家しゃくや
rented house
Example
図書館で本を借りる。
I borrow books at the library.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)