借り

• 読み: かり
• ローマ字: kari
• 漢字の分解: 借 (ka/shaku) — borrow, rent
• 発音: /ka.ɾi/

意味

Borrowing; debt; loan; obligation. Something owed to another person.

A noun derived from the verb 借りる (to borrow). Often used in the expression 借りがある (to owe a debt/favor) and 借りを返す (to repay a debt/favor). Can refer to both financial debts and figurative obligations or favors owed.

例文

1. 友達に借りがあるから今度おごるよ。
2. いつかこの借りは返すつもりだ。
3. 人に借りを作りたくない性格です。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, finance, obligations

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from the verb 借りる (kariru, to borrow). The kanji 借 combines 亻 (person radical) and 昔 (past/long ago), suggesting a person's past obligation.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal