Word details

貸し渋り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 貸し渋り.

Dictionary

Entry

貸し渋りししぶりNounFreq #140324
1

Finance

reluctance to lend; tight lending; credit crunch

Examples
最近、銀行の貸し渋りで倒産する会社が増えている。
A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lend

12 strokesFrequency 995JLPT N3Grade 5

On

タイ

Kun

か.すか.し-かし-

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

11 strokesFrequency 1,011JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジュウシュウ

Kun

しぶしぶ.いしぶ.る

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