借
借

borrow, rent

10 strokesFrequency 932JLPT N3Grade 4

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Common Words

難しいむずかしいむつかしい～い Adj.Freq #680
1

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)

Examples
私は彼女に難しい質問をした。
I asked her a difficult question.
2

Euphemistic; Softer than 無理

impossible; unfeasible

3

fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased

Examples
あの老人は食べ物に難しい。
That old man is a fussy eater.
4

gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)

5

Archaic

dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable

6

Archaic

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

借りるかりるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #991
1

to borrow

Examples
この本をお借りしてもよろしいですか。
May I borrow this book?
2

to rent; to hire

Examples
２部屋あるアパートを借りたいのですが。
I want to rent an apartment with two rooms.
3

to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive

4

to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use

借金しゃっきんNounFreq #4679
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

Examples
君は借金を払うべきだ。
You should pay your debts.
2

Colloquial; Baseball

number of games under the .500 mark

借りかりNounFreq #7134
1

borrowing; debt; loan

Examples
なした約束は払ってない借りである。
A promise made is a debt unpaid.
拝借はいしゃくNounTransitive～する VerbPoliteFreq #13316
1

Humble

borrowing

Examples
ちょっとお知恵を拝借願えませんか？
Could you give me some advice?
手を借りるてをかりるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #13475
1

Idiomatic expression

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

借り物借物かりものNounFreq #21020
1

borrowed thing

借りを返すかりをかえすExpressionGodan verbFreq #22803
1

to pay back a debt

2

Idiomatic expression

to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

Examples
覚えてろよ。いつか借りを返してやるからな。
I will get even with you someday. Remember that.
貸し借りかしかりNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #23114
1

lending and borrowing

Examples
ようやくその男と貸し借り無しになった。
I am finally quits with the man.
借り受けるかりうけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #24715
1

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

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